partial configured packages creating problem

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2016-03-04 at 13:43 +0530, Jasleen Kaur wrote:
> I am using ubuntu 14.04, and I was trying to install octave 4.0 from
> source code. It get compiled properly, but improperly configured, due
> to which I am
> getting this error message:
> http://s27.postimg.org/ok4heaxv7/config_error.png

Are you sure you are getting the source package? It looks like it's
trying to install libraries as well. Might be normal I suppose. What
apt-get command line did you use that resulted in those messages (it's
not in the image you posted)?

> I am unable to install anything new using apt-get, every time I am
> getting this message of configuration issue.

Uninstall the package you tried to install. Use "purge" rather than
"remove". Then try "apt-get install -f" again.

> $sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
> $sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

It's almost certainly not a locking problem unless you see a message
about a locking problem.

Regards, K.

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