---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: Aug 22, 2012 8:47 PM Subject: Re: Update Problems To: <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Cc: <<a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a>> I would try some stuff.... Be careful, if it looks like a step will remove many packages.. cancel it. First i would love to see the output of: cat /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/x-www-browser If it looks like there's corrupted crap in there I would garner as much info about what browsers are in it if possible and recreate it. Just because you have konqueror doesn't make a ubuntu/kubuntu plahplah whatever. My install started with Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon, I then installed Mate, kde, unity, gnome-shell and more. I changed to kdm from lightdm and allowed some config files to rename 'Mint' to 'Ubuntu' so what distro should I call it? Anyway... back on topic. My file lists as: auto /usr/bin/x-www-browser x-www-browser.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/x-www-browser.1.gz /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 /usr/bin/firefox 40 /usr/bin/konqueror 30 /usr/share/man/man1/konqueror.1.gz /usr/bin/rekonq 40 Ok. To specify in exactness, 'auto' is on the very first line, and there seems to be 3 empty lines after the last '40' if it matters. If yours is messed up, I would at least put the browser you will use in there. The first entry '/usr/bin/x-www-browser' is a symlink on my system pointing to /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser which on listing this file is a launcher script for chromium. I set this as default browser so I assume that is why that generic link is there as 1st entry. I have no idea why konquror gets a 30 instead of 40... Anyway. After that maybe i'd try sudo dpkg --reconfigure -a Followed by the apt-get install -f again, followed by seeing how bad the damage would be with an: sudo apt-get remove --purge firefox firefox-branding firefox-globalmenu firefox-gnome-support konqueror samba-common-bin nautilus-share Then try reinstalling. File corruption is odd and worry some. Flaky ram. Ssd/hdd fritzen out, too high of overclock, bad sata cables, mobo on the way out, high amounts of gamma radiation from the current solar maximum penetrating the earths magnetosphere.. Every time I see that more than once on the same system [after complete rewipes and distros] Anyway, hope ya sort it. Ohhh btw, firefox settings are in your home directory [hidden .mozilla or .firefox directory iirc] just rename or copy it before purge. I would worry more about borked dpkg than losing firefox settings. Good luck in your endeavors. Whoops wrong source email address, sorry.