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Upgrade problem on AMD-64 - Ubuntu

I upgraded from Ubuntu Breezy Badger to the latest 6.06 LTS. The upgrade only half-way worked, but seemed fixable by reinatalling a package or two. I think the problem lies in the "old" configuration files that get left each time something is reinstalled. Most problems seemed to be related to Java packages and dependency problems resulting from them. All my attempts at checking package dependencies didn't help much. The only unusual things I'm aware of on the computer are that it is the AMD Athlon-64 chip and Ubuntu AMD 64-bit version of Linux I'm installing, multiple language selections (Spanish and English), and a Wacom graphire drawing tablet (hardware). What do you suggest I do? I'm reluctant to reinstall because three attempts at downloading the install media have resulted in md5sum errors. On another machine running Red Hat Linux I got similar errors downloading and burning the Fedora install disks. But I've digressed... Any ideas? Here is the error log resulting from a package reinstall:

E: gij-4.1: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127
E: ecj-bootstrap: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: ecj-bootstrap-gcj: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: gcj-4.1: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: gij: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: gcj: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: libgcj-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: java-gcj-compat: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: java-gcj-compat-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: openoffice.org-common: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: openoffice.org-java-common: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: openoffice.org-base: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: openoffice.org: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: ttf-arphic-uming: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: ttf-gentium: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: kubuntu-desktop: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: libgcj7-src: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: openoffice.org-help-en-us: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: openoffice.org-thesaurus-en-us: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: ubuntu-desktop: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: libgcj7-dev: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

pjedmond

Make a seperate copy of the log for referring back to later. As you solve each of the problems, perhaps put a note after the line to say that it is sorted. Thenyou can begin trying to rectify the problems:

You could try re-running the install script and see if it finishes off the job?

or perhaps just try and sort out the various missing bits using:

yum update openoffice.org
yum update gij
yum update gcj
etc

If the update option doesn't work, then you may have to try to remove and re-install:

yum remove openoffice.org
yum install openoffice.org

(open office has significant amounts of java in it).

yum remove gij
yum install gij
yum remove gcj
yum install gij

etc

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rindi

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GStarling

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rindi, I tried your solution first, prior to writing my initial message. Then I tried updating the individual packages and/or viewing the dependences and trying to re-install those, etc, as pjedmond was suggesting. I used primarily synaptic, but also apt-get as needed. The dist-upgrade utility indicated I was already at the latest level. Currently, Open Office doesn't work, and Evolution mail has stopped working after I re-installed something in one of my last two attempts. Are there any other options, or just download the .iso for the latest version and reinstall? (Then restore the home directories, of course...)

Thanks,

Glenn

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