#solved synaptic python problem

[calimerox]

dont know if i type this here in the right place, I have an issue with my synaptic, I use cadence under dream studio and when i try to run updates I get this error message:

dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
missing description
dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
missing maintainer
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
missing version
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:

maybe theres something obvious i have to do? Thanks!

[wolftune]

Solution:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

That will update your system

Then
sudo apt-get install muon
Muon 2.0 is out now! Yay!
Then use Muon and forget abut synaptic. Maybe use muon to remove synaptic!

Sorry I know this isn't exactly right but it is actually what I recommend

[calimerox]

Aaron,

thanks for your advice, unfortunately exactly the same problem persists

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Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kxstudio-team/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main liblinuxsampler i386 1.0.0+svn2440-0~precise2 [7,095 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kxstudio-team/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main linuxsampler i386 1.0.0+svn2440-0~precise2 [75.9 kB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kxstudio-team/plugins/ubuntu/ precise/main guitarix i386 0.26.0-0~precise2 [20.1 MB]
Fetched 27.2 MB in 1min 17s (351 kB/s)                                         
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
 missing description
dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
 missing maintainer
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
 missing version
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

I ll look into muon asap!!

[calimerox]

Thanks Falk,
it first seemed to work out, then i got this message

Extracting templates from packages: 100%
dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
missing description
dpkg: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
missing maintainer
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 29791 package 'python3.3-elementtree':
missing version
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

hmm, seems it didnt change...

[calimerox]

I got it searching the net I found this solution here

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... 596526fe20

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sudo dpkg --clear-avail && sudo apt-get update

and

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sudo apt-get -f install