[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#445725: alsa-utils: Breaks every APT action

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 the mental interface of
Mathias Brodala told:

> Package: alsa-utils
> Version: 1.0.14-2
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks unrelated software
> 
> I know this sounds weird, but somehow alsa-utils breaks every action I try to do
> with APT. For example simply trying to install gedit:
> 
> > Selecting previously deselected package gedit-common.
> > (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/gedit-common_2.18.2-1_all.deb (--unpack):
> >  unable to open files list file for package `alsa-utils': No such device or
> >  address
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> >  /var/cache/apt/archives/gedit-common_2.18.2-1_all.deb
> > Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> This error appears with every action, be it install, remove or anything else.
> Any help is highly appreciated since I cannot do anything ATM.

Try:

# apt-get install -f

Elimar

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