On 9 January 2017 at 00:48, luis talavera <luistala...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I can't install anything in my Linux Mint 17, it returns this error message. > I can't install even from the software centre that include my Mint. Could > you help me? > > Thanks so much. > > > > (synaptic:16612): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > > 0' failed > dpkg: error: al analizar el fichero `/var/lib/dpkg/available' cerca de la > línea 47690 paquete 'libxcursor1:amd64':
I believe that means that the 'available' file is corrupted. You can clear this using sudo dpkg --clear-avail then restore it and bring the system up to date using sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and hopefully all will then be well. Colin -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
