[Ubuntu Server 12.04] Problem with APT

[Tom H]

On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Gianni Olivieri
<gianni.olivieri at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>    on a Ubuntu Server 12.04 I have several error with apt system
>
> if I do:
>
> sudo apt-get -f install
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> E: The package squid3 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive
> for it.
>
> dpkg -l | grep squid
> ii  squid-langpack                       20111114-1
> Localized error pages for Squid
> hFR squid3                               3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.2
> Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy)
> ii  squid3-common                        3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.2
> Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - common files
> iU  squid3-dbg                           3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.2
> Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - Debug symbols

hFR == there's a "hold" on squid3 and it's half-configured and needs
to be re-installed.

To find out whether it's held via aptitude or dpkg:

aptitude search ~ah

dpkg --get-selections | grep squid


> sudo apt-get update
> Hit http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise Release.gpg
> Hit http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise-updates Release.gpg
> Hit http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise-security Release.gpg
> Hit http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise Release
> Hit http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise-updates Release
> Hit http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise-security Release
> Get:1 http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise/main Sources [934 kB]
> Get:2 http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise/restricted Sources [5470 B]
> Get:3 http://mirror-eu.oneandone.net precise/universe Sources [5019 kB]
> 18% [1 Sources bzip2 0 B] [3 Sources 117 kB/5019 kB 2%]FATAL -> Failed to
> fork.
> E: Method bzip2 has died unexpectedly!
> E: Sub-process bzip2 returned an error code (100)

Try again.

Try another mirror.