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Missing final newline errors abound... can't fix broken package(s)

Asked by ahhhhhz

I see this all the time. No packages will install. I can't access anything from my desktop. Package Manager won't fix any broken packages. I have a Crash report detected at the top of my screen. When I use terminal to try and fix them, I put in my password and it asks me if I'm "root" to which i have no command to reply since I am not. It's one set of failures after another. Please help.

this keeps on appearing, among other things.
files list file for package `nautilus-data' is missing final newline

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ahhhhhz (riyaazs) said : 		#1

I am using Ubuntu 8.04

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ahhhhhz (riyaazs) said : 		#2

and when I attempt to fix the Broken package...it says:

E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

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karl michael (karlzt) said : 		#3

use aptitude:

sudo aptitude

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ahhhhhz (riyaazs) said : 		#4

thanks, but then what do i do? it's really my third day using this linux.

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karl michael (karlzt) said : 		#5

press g and "yes"

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karl michael (karlzt) said : 		#6

press g

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#7

- Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Useful Tip: to have the terminal window always on top please right click on the terminal window top title and select "Always on Top"

then type or better copy from here and paste into terminal the rows below:
copy and paste only one row a time then press enter.

sudo dpkg --clear-avail

(the system ask you a password: give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo aptitude install -f
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
sudo apt-get autoremove

then if you want to reboot your system, type:

sudo reboot

Hope this helps

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