Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager
This was originally posted to the forum at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4868077#post4868077 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo update-manager --dist-upgrade [sudo] password for alex: ERROR:root:openCache() failed: 'E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while processing mencoder (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' ERROR:root:not handled expection: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 92, in <module> if not controler.doPreUpgrade(): File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 612, in doPreUpgrade if len(self.cache.reqReinstallPkgs) > 0: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'reqReinstallPkgs' ERROR:root:failed to import apport python module, can't report bug: No module named python_hook dpkg-query: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 20544 package `mencoder': error in Version string `2:1.0~rc2-0ubuntu13': epoch in version is not number Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 253, in <module> app = GTKUserInterface() File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 34, in __init__ apport.ui.UserInterface.__init__(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/ui.py", line 87, in __init__ self.crashdb = get_crashdb(None) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/crashdb.py", line 436, in get_crashdb m = __import__('apport.crashdb_impl.' + db['impl'], globals(), locals(), ['CrashDatabase']) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py", line 22, in <module> Bug = Connector.ConnectBug() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/launchpadbugs/connector.py", line 59, in __init__ LaunchpadConnector.__init__(self, "Bug", method) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/launchpadbugs/connector.py", line 44, in __init__ self.connection = getattr(self.__mod_connection, __connections[__module]["connection"][1])() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/launchpadbugs/http_connection.py", line 29, in __init__ __version = "bughelper/%s (Python-urllib2/%s)" %(utils.find_version_number(),urllib2.__version__) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/launchpadbugs/utils.py", line 24, in find_version_number return output.split()[1] IndexError: list index out of range >From the window that popped up: A fatal error occured Please report this as a bug (if you haven't already) and include thefiles /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log and /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log in your report. The upgrade aborts now. Your original sources.list was saved in /etc/apt/sources.list.distUpgrade. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 92, in <module> if not controler.doPreUpgrade(): File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 612, in doPreUpgrade if len(self.cache.reqReinstallPkgs) > 0: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'reqReinstallPkgs' I've also attached the three files the error mentioned. Not sure what went wrong during my upgrade. Hope there is a fix. Some other information: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04 Release: 8.04 I expected the upgrade to go smoothly, but it went super hay wired. Thanks, tk ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- update and package manager crash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226008 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
