<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server">  <style></style> </head> <body> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> <div>Hi:</div> <div> </div> <div>I seem to have a “broken” system where when attempting to install packages that should be able to be installed, I can not get them installed – details below.</div> <div> </div> <div>I had sent an email on the wireshark-users email list and was told my system is broken and the I should just need to install snmp-mibs-downloader, but these don’t work…</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div>Any help resolving this would be greatly appreciated…</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div>---</div> <div>sudo apt-get install wireshark snmp-mibs-downloader</div> <div>Reading package lists... Done</div> <div>Building dependency tree </div> <div>Reading state information... Done</div> <div>snmp-mibs-downloader is already the newest version.</div> <div>The following extra packages will be installed:</div> <div> wireshark-common</div> <div>The following NEW packages will be installed:</div> <div> wireshark wireshark-common</div> <div>0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 85 not upgraded.</div> <div>2 not fully installed or removed.</div> <div>Need to get 14.5MB of archives.</div> <div>After this operation, 60.2MB of additional disk space will be used.</div> <div>Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y</div> <div>Get:1 <a href="http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/">http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> lucid/universe wireshark-common 1.2.7-1 [13.7MB]</div> <div>Get:2 <a href="http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/">http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> lucid/universe wireshark 1.2.7-1 [794kB]</div> <div>Fetched 14.5MB in 12s (1,175kB/s) </div> <div>Preconfiguring packages ...</div> <div>Selecting previously deselected package wireshark-common.</div> <div>(Reading database ... 173004 files and directories currently installed.)</div> <div>Unpacking wireshark-common (from .../wireshark-common_1.2.7-1_amd64.deb) ...</div> <div>Selecting previously deselected package wireshark.</div> <div>Unpacking wireshark (from .../wireshark_1.2.7-1_amd64.deb) ...</div> <div>Processing triggers for man-db ...</div> <div>Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...</div> <div>Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...</div> <div>Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_CA.utf8.cache...</div> <div>Processing triggers for python-support ...</div> <div>Setting up postfix (2.7.0-1) ...</div> <div>adduser: No UID is available in the range 100-999 (FIRST_SYS_UID - LAST_SYS_UID).</div> <div>adduser: The user `postfix' was not created.</div> <div>dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):</div> <div> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1</div> <div>dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bsd-mailx:</div> <div> bsd-mailx depends on default-mta | mail-transport-agent; however:</div> <div> Package default-mta is not installed.</div> <div> Package postfix which provides default-mta is not configured yet.</div> <div> Package mail-transport-agent is not installed.</div> <div> Package postfix which provides mail-transport-agent is not configured yet.</div> <div>dpkg: error processing bsd-mailx (--configure):</div> <div> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured</div> <div>Setting up wireshark-common (1.2.7-1) ...</div> <div>No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.</div> <div> </div> <div>Setting up wireshark (1.2.7-1) ...</div> <div> </div> <div>Processing triggers for libc-bin ...</div> <div>ldconfig deferred processing now taking place</div> <div>/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libMrm.so.3 is not a symbolic link</div> <div> </div> <div>/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libXm.so.3 is not a symbolic link</div> <div> </div> <div>/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libUil.so.3 is not a symbolic link</div> <div> </div> <div>Errors were encountered while processing:</div> <div> postfix</div> <div> bsd-mailx</div> <div>E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div>Part of the riginal email to wireshark users group …</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">sudo apt-get install libsmi2-common </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> libsmi2-dev libsmi2ldbl</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Reading package lists... Done</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Building dependency tree</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Reading state information... Done</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">....</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace"> </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace"> </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> adduser: No UID is available in the range 100-999 (FIRST_SYS_UID - </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> LAST_SYS_UID).</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> adduser: The user `postfix' was not created.</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> status 1</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bsd-mailx:</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> bsd-mailx depends on default-mta | mail-transport-agent; however:</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Package default-mta is not installed.</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Package postfix which provides default-mta is not configured yet.</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Package mail-transport-agent is not installed.</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Package postfix which provides mail-transport-agent is not configured yet.</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> dpkg: error processing bsd-mailx (--configure):</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Setting up libsmi2-common (0.4.8+dfsg2-2) ...</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> No apport report written because the error message indicates its a </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> followup error from a previous failure.</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Setting up libsmi2ldbl (0.4.8+dfsg2-2) ...</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Setting up libsmi2-dev (0.4.8+dfsg2-2) ...</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Processing triggers for libc-bin ...</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> ldconfig deferred processing now taking place</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> /sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libMrm.so.3 is not a symbolic link</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> /sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libXm.so.3 is not a symbolic link</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> /sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libUil.so.3 is not a symbolic link</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> Errors were encountered while processing:</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> postfix</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> bsd-mailx</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)</font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">></font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace"> </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">Your system is broken, you should fix it first. Please ask for help on ubuntu users list.</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Courier New, monospace">Search archives, one solution does not work …</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">sudo dpkg --configure -a</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">[sudo] password for tsandor: </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">Setting up postfix (2.7.0-1) ...</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">adduser: No UID is available in the range 100-999 (FIRST_SYS_UID - LAST_SYS_UID).</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">adduser: The user `postfix' was not created.</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">dpkg: error processing postfix (--configure):</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bsd-mailx:</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> bsd-mailx depends on default-mta | mail-transport-agent; however:</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> Package default-mta is not installed.</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> Package postfix which provides default-mta is not configured yet.</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> Package mail-transport-agent is not installed.</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> Package postfix which provides mail-transport-agent is not configured yet.</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">dpkg: error processing bsd-mailx (--configure):</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">Processing triggers for libc-bin ...</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">ldconfig deferred processing now taking place</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libMrm.so.3 is not a symbolic link</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libXm.so.3 is not a symbolic link</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libUil.so.3 is not a symbolic link</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">Errors were encountered while processing:</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> postfix</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> bsd-mailx</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3">Must be a generic problem, I get the same error on multiple different packages …</font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"> </font></div> </font> </body> </html>