Synaptic apt-get Corrupt Dependency Tree

[Robert Steinmetz]

  On 7/24/2010 1:34 PM, Marlon wrote:
>  2010/7/22 Robert Steinmetz AIA <rob at steinmetznet.com 
> <mailto:rob at steinmetznet.com>>
>
>     I had a problem with Synaptic, it was showing a number of packages
>     maker for removal, but would not allow me to unmake them.
>
>     Attempting to fix that problem I apparently bork somethng badly.
>
>     Synaptic will not now open, it beging Building Dependency Tree and
>     them simpl vanishes
>
>     apt-update works but
>     apt-get upgraded fails with
>     Segmentation faulty tree... 50%
>
>     I have tried a lot of thing suggested in other email but so far
>     nothing works.
>
>     -- 
>     Robert Steinmetz, AIA
>     Principal
>     Steinmetz & Associates
>
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>
> Yo!
> \o
>
> Try this
>
> sudo dpkg --configure -a
> sudo apt-get autoremove
>
> then
>
> sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> cheers
>
> --
> Marlon Valério
> ┌──────────────┐
>    T0ddy Stone Brains
> └──────────────┘
dpkg --configure -a didn't do anything.

The apt-get commands all failed.

After a reboot I was able to remove the .bin files and it started 
working again.

-- 
*Robert Steinmetz, AIA*
Principal
*Steinmetz & Associates*
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