error updating

Quick to answer questions about finding your way around Linux Mint as a new user.
Forum rules
There are no such things as "stupid" questions. However if you think your question is a bit stupid, then this is the right place for you to post it. Stick to easy to-the-point questions that you feel people can answer fast. For long and complicated questions use the other forums in the support section.
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
Locked
gychang

error updating

Post by gychang »

I am getting this on my cinnamon debian machie.

--
apa@puppy ~ $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
mint-search-addon
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/16.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 18.4 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 170918 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mint-search-addon 2011.08.15 (using .../mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mint-search-addon ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb (--unpack):
unable to open '/usr/lib/firefox-addons/extensions/mint-search-enhancer@linuxmint.com/install.rdf.dpkg-new': No such file or directory
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/mint-search-addon_2012.05.11_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
apa@puppy ~ $
--

help.
Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Bonsaii

Re: error updating

Post by Bonsaii »

Locked

Return to “Beginner Questions”