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Re: Can't install any packages, "APT_HOOK_INFO_FD is not correctly defined"

On 27/11/13 08:29, Scott Ferguson wrote:

On 27/11/13 19:14, John Magolske wrote:

* Scott Ferguson<scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com>  [131126 23:43]:

On 27/11/13 17:46, John Magolske wrote:

I'm finding I can't install any packages with `aptitude dist-upgrade`
`aptitude install ...` etc, keep getting this:

   % sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
   [...]
   E: APT_HOOK_INFO_FD is not correctly defined.
   E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 returned an error code (10)
   E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10
   A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:


*A package failed to install.*

Try:-
# apt-get -sf install | more

and see what it says.

If it suggests a rational solution repeat without the -s *then* do:-
# apt-get upgrade

Only then should you dist-upgrade.


Any `apt-get install` fails with an error message related to
"APT_HOOK_INFO_FD is not correctly defined". For example:

   # apt-get -sf install jupp | more
   Reading package lists...
   Building dependency tree...
   Reading state information...
   The following NEW packages will be installed:
     jupp
   0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 280 not upgraded.
   Inst jupp (3.1.26-1 Debian:unstable [i386])
   Conf jupp (3.1.26-1 Debian:unstable [i386])

   # apt-get -f install jupp | more
   Reading package lists...
   Building dependency tree...
   Reading state information...
   The following NEW packages will be installed:
     jupp
   E: APT_HOOK_INFO_FD is not correctly defined.
   E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 returned an error code (10)
   E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10
   0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 280 not upgraded.
   Need to get 0 B/202 kB of archives.
   After this operation, 615 kB of additional disk space will be used.

`apt-get upgrade` gets that message as well.

Regards,

John




When you say "any apt-get install" fails did you actually try exactly
what I suggested?

# apt-get -sf install

Not:-

# apt-get install $something

I'd suggest you try seeing what "apt-get -f install" suggests needs
fixing instead of presuming it's a particular package, especially as the
message seems to imply it's not judd.


To me it looks like it could be an issue with apt-listbugs.

I'd suggest temporarily removing apt-listbugs using

 dpkg -r apt-listbugs

then try the "apt-get -f install" again.
If successful, reinstall apt-listbugs using apt-get after doing all upgrades required. 

--
Dom
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