$ apt-get install --reinstall docbook-xml E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall docbook-xml Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 27 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Setting up docbook-xml (4.5-5) ... update-xmlcatalog: error: entity already registered dpkg: error processing docbook-xml (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of scrollkeeper: scrollkeeper depends on docbook-xml (>= 4.2-11); however: Package docbook-xml is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing scrollkeeper (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bug-buddy: bug-buddy depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing bug-buddy (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of capplets-data: capplets-data depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing capplets-data (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-panel-data: gnome-panel-data depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-panel-data (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-control-center: gnome-control-center depends on capplets-data (>= 1:2.22); however: Package capplets-data is not configured yet. gnome-control-center depends on capplets-data (<< 1:2.23); however: Package capplets-data is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-control-center (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-panel: gnome-panel depends on gnome-panel-data (>= 2.20); however: Package gnome-panel-data is not configured yet. gnome-panel depends on gnome-panel-data (<< 2.21); however: Package gnome-panel-data is not configured yet. gnome-panel depends on gnome-control-center (>= 1:2.8.2-3); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-panel (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fast-user-switch-applet: fast-user-switch-applet depends on gnome-panel; however: Package gnome-panel is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing fast-user-switch-applet (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gedit: gedit depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gedit (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-applets-data: gnome-applets-data depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-applets-data (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-applets: gnome-applets depends on gnome-applets-data (>= 2.22); however: Package gnome-applets-data is not configured yet. gnome-applets depends on gnome-applets-data (<< 2.23); however: Package gnome-applets-data is not configured yet. gnome-applets depends on gnome-panel (>= 2.13.4); however: Package gnome-panel is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-applets (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-session: gnome-session depends on gnome-control-center (>= 1:2.22); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-session (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-terminal: gnome-terminal depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-terminal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus-data: nautilus-data depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing nautilus-data (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus: nautilus depends on nautilus-data (>= 2.20); however: Package nautilus-data is not configured yet. nautilus depends on nautilus-data (<< 2.21); however: Package nautilus-data is not configured yet. nautilus depends on gnome-control-center (>= 2.6); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing nautilus (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of yelp: yelp depends on docbook-xml (>= 4.1.2); however: Package docbook-xml is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing yelp (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-core: gnome-core depends on gnome-control-center (>= 1:2.22.2.1); however: Package gnome-control-center is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on gedit (>= 2.22.3); however: Package gedit is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on gnome-applets (>= 2.22.2); however: Package gnome-applets is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on gnome-panel (>= 2.20.3); however: Package gnome-panel is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on gnome-session (>= 2.22.2); however: Package gnome-session is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on gnome-terminal (>= 2.22.2); however: Package gnome-terminal is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on nautilus (>= 2.20.0); however: Package nautilus is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on rarian-compat | scrollkeeper; however: Package rarian-compat is not installed. Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. gnome-core depends on yelp (>= 2.22.1); however: Package yelp is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-core (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-system-monitor: gnome-system-monitor depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-system-monitor (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-user-guide: gnome-user-guide depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. gnome-user-guide depends on yelp; however: Package yelp is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-user-guide (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-utils: gnome-utils depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-utils (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus-cd-burner: nautilus-cd-burner depends on nautilus; however: Package nautilus is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing nautilus-cd-burner (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of zenity: zenity depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing zenity (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-desktop-environment: gnome-desktop-environment depends on gnome-core (= 1:2.22.2~5); however: Package gnome-core is not configured yet. gnome-desktop-environment depends on fast-user-switch-applet (>= 2.22.0); however: Package fast-user-switch-applet is not configured yet. gnome-desktop-environment depends on gnome-system-monitor (>= 2.22.2); however: Package gnome-system-monitor is not configured yet. gnome-desktop-environment depends on gnome-user-guide (>= 2.22.1); however: Package gnome-user-guide is not configured yet. gnome-desktop-environment depends on gnome-utils (>= 2.20.0.1); however: Package gnome-utils is not configured yet. gnome-desktop-environment depends on nautilus-cd-burner (>= 2.20.0); however: Package nautilus-cd-burner is not configured yet. gnome-desktop-environment depends on zenity (>= 2.22.1); however: Package zenity is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-desktop-environment (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of synaptic: synaptic depends on scrollkeeper; however: Package scrollkeeper is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing synaptic (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of software-properties-gtk: software-properties-gtk depends on synaptic (>= 0.57.8); however: Package synaptic is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing software-properties-gtk (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager: update-manager depends on synaptic; however: Package synaptic is not configured yet. update-manager depends on software-properties-gtk; however: Package software-properties-gtk is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing update-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-notifier: update-notifier depends on update-manager; however: Package update-manager is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing update-notifier (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: docbook-xml scrollkeeper bug-buddy capplets-data gnome-panel-data gnome-control-center gnome-panel fast-user-switch-applet gedit gnome-applets-data gnome-applets gnome-session gnome-terminal nautilus-data nautilus yelp gnome-core gnome-system-monitor gnome-user-guide gnome-utils nautilus-cd-burner zenity gnome-desktop-environment synaptic software-properties-gtk update-manager update-notifier E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Thats basically the same error you get dumped every time when trying to install anything. marvil07's post also worked for me! (HIS POST FOLLOWS): Message #149 received at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (full text, mbox): From: marvil07 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#482140: docbook-xml: Package does not install: update-xmlcatalog: error: entity, already registered Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:49:03 -0500 I'm also on a freshly-installed etch upgrading to lenny on i686 and running the both commands: update-xmlcatalog --del --type public --id '-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1//EN' --package docbook-xml update-xmlcatalog --del --type public --id '-//OASIS//DTD XML Exchange Table Model 19990315//EN' --package docbook-xml solve the problem. ___________________________ Marco Antonio Villegas Vega http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/marvil07 PS. sorry if this isnt in the right format or politically correct hopefully his post wont go unnoticed with this repeat. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
