dpkg error preventing install or upgrade

[Masterjuggler]

Since the release of Lite 3.2, I can't seem to upgrade or install anything at all. Some error while upgrading lite-software seems to be stopping it.

Code:

Setting up lite-software (2.0-0200-linuxlite) ...
sed: can't read /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98vboxadd-xclient: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package lite-software (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
lite-software
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I'm still using 3.0 because I can't upgrade anything. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

[valtam]

Open a terminal and do:

Code:

sudo apt-get clean

Then go to Menu, System, Install/Remove Software. Search for lite-software and uninstall it, accept any dialogue box that appears. Then reinstall it.

[Masterjuggler]

I removed lite-software and tried installing again, same error. I removed it, gained the ability to upgrade everything else, tried installing it again, same error. I upgraded to Lite 3.2, and I'm still getting the same error. Lite-software opens successfully though, even after removing, so it has in fact installed.

I'm unsure if this is related, but for the past few weeks, I've been getting this error at the end of apt-get update:

Code:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-security_InRelease
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-updates_InRelease
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-backports_InRelease
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ubuntu-wine_ppa_ubuntu_dists_xenial_InRelease

I'm not getting these errors on another Lite 3.2 install I have on another computer. I've tried to research this update error before, but couldn't find anything that seemed to me to be relevant.

[valtam]

This is an unusual and rare error message. Have you added or removed any additional software and or repositories since the fresh install?

[Masterjuggler]

I have, but nothing that should have broken anything. I've added repos for wine, spacefm, systemback, virtualbox, and chrome.

[valtam]

You can try the Package System Repair utility in Lite Tweaks. Then do:

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

from the terminal.

[Masterjuggler]

Package system repair utility returns "There was an error while installing partialy installed packages!" More than likely due to lite-software.

No change to update or upgrade errors. Dist-upgrade gives the same output as upgrade.

If I need to, I'll just make a clean installation. I'd really rather not have to go through the hassle though, as I have been using this install since just after Lite 3.0 released.

[valtam]

I'd like to see all of the output from the terminal after running the command from my previous post. Thanks. Also consider that a 10 minute install of 3.2, followed by a Systemback set restore point after getting LL the way you want it, could be a better solution in the long run.

[Masterjuggler]

I removed lite-software and the package system repair was able to successfully complete. It did not fix the update errors, and installing lite-software returned the upgrade error.

I was refraining prom posting the full output as you don't have spoiler tags bbcode. Here is the full output:

~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB] 
Hit:3 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian xenial InRelease       
Ign:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease                 
Hit:5 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite citrine InRelease                 
Hit:6 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release                   
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [92.2 kB]
Hit:8 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                   
Hit:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease       
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB] 
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter20...zer/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:12 http://archive.canonical.com xenial InRelease                         
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/iconnor/zoneminder/ubuntu xenial InRelease   
Hit:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mati75/spacefm/ubuntu xenial InRelease       
Hit:14 http://screenshots.getdeb.net xenial-getdeb InRelease                 
Hit:16 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nemh/systemback/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:18 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Fetched 282 kB in 6s (46.6 kB/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-updates_InRelease
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ubuntu-wine_ppa_ubuntu_dists_xenial_InRelease
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-backports_InRelease
W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-security_InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree     
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Setting up lite-software (2.0-0200-linuxlite) ...
sed: can't read /etc/X11/Xsession.d/98vboxadd-xclient: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package lite-software (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
lite-software
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[valtam]

One thought is that you're getting the Lite Software error because you've added a VirtualBox and Wine repo when we already provide these softwares via Lite Software. The difference being that you are opting for a newer versions, I assume. If you don't mind, remove the VB and Wine repo, then in this exact order do:

- Remove VB and Wine via Install/Remove Software
- Remove Lite Software in Install/Remove Software
- Remove the VB and Wine repo from the terminal by running: software-properties-gtk (don't Reload when prompted)
- sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/*
- sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ubuntu-wine_ppa_ubuntu_dists_xenial_InRelease
- Package System Repair utility in Lite Tweaks
- sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
- Lite Software, Install, VirtualBox, Wine