Ubuntu error: no candidate ver
Ok...so for some reason by Ubuntu 10.04 partition won't startup anymore. I'm not exactly sure what I did. I have the feeling that I accidentally removed some important packages. However, when I startup in Recovery Mode and select "dpkg: repair broken packages" I get this output:
rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/*': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `/var/cache/apt/archives/partial/*': No such file or directory
Reading Cache
Reading Package lists: Done
Reading State Information: Done
Reading State Information: Done
Reading State Information: Done
No candidate ver: libisc44
No candidate ver: readahead
No candidate ver: libdirectfb-1.0-0
No candidate ver: upstart-logd
No candidate ver: libparted1.8-10
No candidate ver: libflickrnet2.1.5-cil
No candidate ver: libicu38
No candidate ver: fast-user-switch-applet
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic
No candidate ver: libnm-util0
No candidate ver: libwebkit-1.0-1
No candidate ver: libopal3.6.1
No candidate ver: libbind9-40
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-common
No candidate ver: upstart-compat-sysv
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic
No candidate ver: chromium-browser
No candidate ver: libisc45
No candidate ver: belocs-locales-bin
No candidate ver: libxcb-xlib0
No candidate ver: libpoppler4
No candidate ver: libpulsecore9
No candidate ver: libpulsecore5
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
No candidate ver: libntfs-3g49
No candidate ver: libisccfg40
No candidate ver: libavahi-core5
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-7-generic
No candidate ver: libparted1.8-9
No candidate ver: libmagickwand1
No candidate ver: libwvstreams4.4-base
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic
No candidate ver: libraw1394-8
No candidate ver: libdatrie0
No candidate ver: libboost-program-options1.35.0
No candidate ver: libgnomekbdui3
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No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic
No candidate ver: libmagick10
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No candidate ver: desktop-effects-kde
No candidate ver: picasa
No candidate ver: libgnome-desktop-2-7
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No candidate ver: libxklavier12
No candidate ver: libgpod3
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No candidate ver: libee12-2
No candidate ver: libopal-2.2
No candidate ver: songbird
No candidate ver: plib1.8.4c2
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
No candidate ver: libpoppler3
No candidate ver: google-chrome-unstable
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic
No candidate ver: simgear1.0.0
No candidate ver: libpoppler-glib3
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No candidate ver: libwvstreams4.4-extras
No candidate ver: libdns43
No candidate ver: libnm-glib0
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No candidate ver: libisccc40
No candidate ver: libdns45
No candidate ver: libisc44
No candidate ver: readahead
No candidate ver: libdirectfb-1.0-0
No candidate ver: upstart-logd
No candidate ver: libparted1.8-10
No candidate ver: libflickrnet2.1.5-cil
No candidate ver: libicu38
No candidate ver: fast-user-switch-applet
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic
No candidate ver: libnm-util0
No candidate ver: libwebkit-1.0-1
No candidate ver: libopal3.6.1
No candidate ver: libbind9-40
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-common
No candidate ver: upstart-compat-sysv
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic
No candidate ver: chromium-browser
No candidate ver: libisc45
No candidate ver: belocs-locales-bin
No candidate ver: libxcb-xlib0
No candidate ver: libpoppler4
No candidate ver: libpulsecore9
No candidate ver: lipulsecore5
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic
No candidate ver: libntfs-3g49
No candidate ver: libisccfg40
No candidate ver: libavahi-core5
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.27-7-generic
No candidate ver: libparted1.8-9
No candidate ver: libmagickwand1
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic
No candidate ver: libraw1394-8
No candidate ver: libdatrie0
No candidate ver: libboost-program-options1.35.0
No candidate ver: libgnomekbdui3
No candidate ver: libsgutils1
No candidate ver: libass1
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
No candidate ver: libindicate1
No candidate ver: libgnomekbd3
No candidate ver: system-services
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic
No candidate ver: libmagick10
No candidate ver: libcolamd-3.2.0
No candidate ver: desktop-effects-kde
No candidate ver: picasa
No candidate ver: libgnome-desktop-2-7
No candidate ver: libntfs-3g28
No candidate ver: libxklavier12
No candidate ver: libgpod3
No candidate ver: libmagickcore1
No candidate ver: libffado0
No candidate ver: libzephyr3
No candidate ver: libuniconf4.4
No candidate ver: libmbca0
No candidate ver: liblwres40
No candidate ver: hotkey-setup
No candidate ver: libkrb53
No candidate ver: ttf-bitstream-vera
No candidate ver: libeel2-2
No candidate ver: libopal-2.2
No candidate ver: songbird
No candidate ver: plib1.8.4c2
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
No candidate ver: libpoppler3
No candidate ver: google-chrome-unstable
No candidate ver: linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic
No candidate ver: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic
No candidate ver: simgear1.0.0
No candidate ver: libpoppler-glib3
No candidate ver: mono-common
No candidate ver: libx264-65
No candidate ver: libwvstreams4.4-extras
No candidate ver: libdns43
No candidate ver: libnm-glib0
No candidate ver: libpt2.6.1
No candidate ver: libisccc40
No candidate ver: libdns45
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I'm assuming I'm missing each of those packages. However, when I try to install them, for example:
sudo apt-get install libisc44
I get some response that this package is missing and/or it may be part of another package.
I'm not exactly sure what I should do. I don't want to reinstall ubuntu, since I have it dual booted with Windows Vista and I don't want to risk anything on the Windows partition.
What are your thoughts?
Edit: I've posted this on Ubuntu Forums and nobody ever responded so...yah
Solution 1:
You seem to have deleted some system directories. Depending on the amount of the damage, you'll probably need to reinstall.
Just in case it was just that one directory, do:
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/
Solution 2:
Having a dual boot doesn't prevent you from re-installing, it won't be any more risky than the initial install.
It sounds like you lost some important file, rm, being one of them. Or you path is screwed up.
Try running the command
rm
If it tell you that the command can't be found run this
echo $PATH
and put the output in the comments