dpkg Error Code 2

[Fanta206]

I've tried searching for an answer to this error but there seems to be a diversity of causes and exact error messages. Basically I run...

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sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get updgrade

And am presented with the following information...

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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
  accountsservice cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-ppdc gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4 gir1.2-dbusmenu-gtk-0.4
  gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 libaccountsservice0 libcups2 libcups2:i386 libcupscgi1 libcupsdriver1 libcupsimage2 libcupsimage2:i386
  libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libfreerdp-plugins-standard libfreerdp1 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0
  libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libpython2.7 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-common libxslt1.1 libxslt1.1:i386
  linux-libc-dev python-problem-report python2.7 python2.7-minimal xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-video-vmware
43 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/30.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 95.2 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Extract templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 90%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libopenal1:i386' is missing final newline
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


MintUpdate isn't working either with the same error code through the gui. Am I doing something wrong?

[viking777]

Am I doing something wrong?

Don't think so.

Have you tried opening the package manager right clicking on libopenal1 and mark for reinstallation.

If that doesn't work you might try a full upgrade

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Which will include the kernel update as well. Possibly libopenal1 has been upgraded recently and is no longer working with the old kernel? (only a guess).

[Fanta206]

Am I doing something wrong?

Don't think so.

Have you tried opening the package manager right clicking on libopenal1 and mark for reinstallation.

If that doesn't work you might try a full upgrade

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Which will include the kernel update as well. Possibly libopenal1 has been upgraded recently and is no longer working with the old kernel? (only a guess).

Thanks for suggestion however this has not worked. It downloaded kernel but still failed with same error code.

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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed
  linux-headers-3.2.0-27 linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
  accountsservice cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-ppdc gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4 gir1.2-dbusmenu-gtk-0.4
  gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 libaccountsservice0 libcups2 libcups2:i386 libcupscgi1 libcupsdriver1 libcupsimage2 libcupsimage2:i386
  libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libfreerdp-plugins-standard libfreerdp1 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0
  libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libpython2.7 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-common libxslt1.1 libxslt1.1:i386
  linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic linux-libc-dev python-problem-report python2.7 python2.7-minimal xserver-xorg-core
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-video-vmware
46 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 51.2 MB/81.9 MB of archives.
After this operation, 217 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic amd64 3.2.0-27.43 [38.5 MB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main linux-generic amd64 3.2.0.27.29 [1,708 B]                                                       
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main linux-image-generic amd64 3.2.0.27.29 [2,626 B]                                                 
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main linux-headers-3.2.0-27 all 3.2.0-27.43 [11.7 MB]                                               
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic amd64 3.2.0-27.43 [987 kB]                                       
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main linux-headers-generic amd64 3.2.0.27.29 [2,626 B]                                               
Fetched 51.2 MB in 59s (859 kB/s)                                                                                                                           
Extract templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 90%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libopenal1:i386' is missing final newline
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)



[viking777]

I offered two potential solutions in my reply. You obviously tried the second one, but not sure if you tried the first?

Can you confirm this before I tax my overworked brain any further

[Fanta206]

I offered two potential solutions in my reply. You obviously tried the second one, but not sure if you tried the first?

Can you confirm this before I tax my overworked brain any further

Apologies Viking, I did try them both. I'm not near the machine now but if memory serves me correctly synaptic threw up the same error code.

[viking777]

Ok my next shot is:

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure libopenal1

and if that doesn't work

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure --force libopenal1

Although forcing anything can lead to problems so only if you are brave/daft enough to try it out, your call not mine. (I would do it because it isn't working anyway, but that is just me).

[Fanta206]

Sorry for the delay....

This still isn't working and I can't install any updates using any method. Whenever I try to update through terminal or update manager I keep getting error code 2 from /usr/bin/dpkg. For example...

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sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
  accountsservice aptdaemon aptdaemon-data base-files compiz compiz-core
  compiz-gnome compiz-plugins-default cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common
  cups-ppdc dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service firefox
  firefox-gnome-support firefox-locale-en fontconfig fontconfig-config
  fonts-opensymbol gcalctool gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0
  gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4 gir1.2-dbusmenu-gtk-0.4
  gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-launchpad-integration-3.0
  gir1.2-webkit-3.0 gnome-settings-daemon icedtea-6-plugin icedtea-netx
  icedtea-netx-common icedtea-plugin imagemagick imagemagick-common
  jockey-common jockey-gtk language-pack-en language-pack-en-base
  language-pack-gnome-en language-pack-gnome-en-base libaccountsservice0
  libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libcups2
  libcups2:i386 libcupscgi1 libcupsdriver1 libcupsimage2 libcupsimage2:i386
  libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4
  libdbusmenu-gtk4 libdconf-dbus-1-0 libdconf0 libdecoration0 libexpat1
  libexpat1:i386 libfontconfig1 libfontconfig1:i386
  libfreerdp-plugins-standard libfreerdp1 libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
  libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa libglapi-mesa:i386
  libglu1-mesa libglu1-mesa:i386 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0
  libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 liblaunchpad-integration-3.0-1
  liblaunchpad-integration-common liblaunchpad-integration1
  liblaunchpad-integration1.0-cil libmagickcore4 libmagickcore4-extra
  libmagickwand4 libmission-control-plugins0 libnspr4 libnspr4:i386 libnss3
  libnss3:i386 libnss3-1d libnux-2.0-common libperl5.14 libpython2.7
  libreoffice-base libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-calc libreoffice-common
  libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-emailmerge libreoffice-gnome
  libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-impress
  libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-math libreoffice-style-human
  libreoffice-style-tango libreoffice-writer libsqlite3-0 libsqlite3-0:i386
  libssl1.0.0 libssl1.0.0:i386 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common
  libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-common libxatracker1 libxslt1.1
  libxslt1.1:i386 linux-libc-dev mint-artwork-common mint-artwork-gnome
  mint-x-icons nux-tools openssl perl perl-base perl-modules python-aptdaemon
  python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python-aptdaemon.pkcompat python-gst0.10
  python-problem-report python-ubuntu-sso-client python-uno python2.7
  python2.7-minimal sessioninstaller thunderbird thunderbird-gnome-support
  tzdata tzdata-java uno-libs3 ure xserver-common xserver-xorg-core
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-video-intel
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware
151 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/223 MB of archives.
After this operation, 8,684 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Extract templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 90%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 files list file for package 'libopenal1:i386' is missing final newline
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


Edit: It should be noted that I did try to run an update to include the kernel also (which failed), when this error started happening.

[Fanta206]

I seem to have fixed this issue...

I did this by simply deleting /var/lib/dpkg/info/libopenal1:i386.list (this seems to apply to anything, not just libopenal1:1386) name.list

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sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libopenal1:i386.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Worked a treat.

[metalbolic]

I seem to have fixed this issue...

I did this by simply deleting /var/lib/dpkg/info/libopenal1:i386.list (this seems to apply to anything, not just libopenal1:1386) name.list

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sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libopenal1:i386.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Worked a treat.

Thanks very so much, resolved my problem that I had for hours

edit: Not revolved, I mistake me

[viking777]

I haven't tried it myself, but I have heard of people with similar problems to this having success with renaming (or moving to recycle bin) the file /var/lib/apt/lists
then updating.

Try that.