[SOLVED] update manager fault
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[SOLVED] update manager fault
when asked to update chromium- browser on my Linux mint this is what came back,
run "dpkg -- configure-a"
E: _cache->open() failed. please report.
can someone please tell me what route to take to clear this fault.
run "dpkg -- configure-a"
E: _cache->open() failed. please report.
can someone please tell me what route to take to clear this fault.
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Re: update manager fault
Sure. See that command that's being suggested?
Copy that, paste it into a terminal, and run it.
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dpkg -- configure-a
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Re: update manager fault
That won't work. Apparently OP copied the error message incorrectly; it's probably supposed to beMoem wrote:Copy that, paste it into a terminal, and run it.Code: Select all
dpkg -- configure-a
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sudo dpkg --configure -a
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Re: update manager fault
Thanks for the correction!
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Re: update manager fault
This was the answer which was unable to happen as the system reported:-
│
│ This package automates the process of launching downloads of the source │
│ files for libdvdcss2 from videolan.org, compiling them, and installing │
│ the binary packages (libdvdcss2 libdvdcss-dev). │
│ │
│ Please run "sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg" to launch this process for │
│ the first time.
unfortunately nothing happened, and when I tried to close the massage it said it was still running?
│
│ This package automates the process of launching downloads of the source │
│ files for libdvdcss2 from videolan.org, compiling them, and installing │
│ the binary packages (libdvdcss2 libdvdcss-dev). │
│ │
│ Please run "sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg" to launch this process for │
│ the first time.
unfortunately nothing happened, and when I tried to close the massage it said it was still running?
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Re: update manager fault
You probably only have to wait. This compiling business is resource- and time consuming.jamesowens wrote:This was the answer which was unable to happen as the system reported:-
│
│ This package automates the process of launching downloads of the source │
│ files for libdvdcss2 from videolan.org, compiling them, and installing │
│ the binary packages (libdvdcss2 libdvdcss-dev). │
│ │
│ Please run "sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg" to launch this process for │
│ the first time.
unfortunately nothing happened, and when I tried to close the massage it said it was still running?
Waiting is annoying. For that reason, I've disabled the automatic updates for libdvdcss2 myself. Don't need those updates anyway.... The original libdvdcss2 is fine for me.
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Re: update manager fault
this is coming up for the last two days when I put in" sudo dpkg --configure -a" then it asks "sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg" and this the aswer:-
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable.
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable.
Re: update manager fault
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sudo mv /var/cache/debconf/config.dat /var/cache/debconf/config.dat-old
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
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james@james-Studio-1737 ~ $ sudo mv /var/cache/debconf/config.dat /var/cache/debconf/config.dat-old
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mv: cannot stat '/var/cache/debconf/config.dat': No such file or directory
james@james-Studio-1737 ~ $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: libdvd-pkg is broken or not fully installed.
I get the feeling that the update manager gives updates for prog/files that I have not yet installed.
what would you suggest?
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mv: cannot stat '/var/cache/debconf/config.dat': No such file or directory
james@james-Studio-1737 ~ $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: libdvd-pkg is broken or not fully installed.
I get the feeling that the update manager gives updates for prog/files that I have not yet installed.
what would you suggest?
Re: update manager fault
it seems strange to suggest updates for packages that you did not install ....
try reinstalling that package
try reinstalling that package
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sudo apt install --reinstall libdvd-pkg
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Re: update manager fault
As minitux says. Then again:
If successful: lock the DVD decrypting packages you've installed to their current versions. Because updates for them are time consuming, might lead to disruptions like you've been experiencing and are rarely ever useful.
For that, use this command:
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
For that, use this command:
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sudo apt-mark hold libdvd-pkg libdvdcss2 libdvdcss-dev
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Re: update manager fault
Thanks Pjotr, putting a hold did the trick all the updates were successful.