Public bug reported: I've received a fatal error from dpkg (cannot allocate memory, aborting) before.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gcc-5-base (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-66.74~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt22 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-66-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 11 20:09:54 2016 DuplicateSignature: package:gcc-5-base:(not installed):no package named `gcc-5-base' is installed, cannot configure ErrorMessage: no package named `gcc-5-base' is installed, cannot configure InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-20 (265 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.14 SourcePackage: gcc-5 Title: package gcc-5-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: no package named `gcc-5-base' is installed, cannot configure UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-11 (0 days ago) ** Affects: gcc-5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1612458 Title: package gcc-5-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: no package named `gcc-5-base' is installed, cannot configure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-5/+bug/1612458/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs