At the moment I'm unable to update my system or install/uninstall any package. The source of the problem seems to be a broken package (tv-maxe
installed from ppa:venerix/pkg) with unmet dependencies but all my attempts to get around the problem were to no avail:
apt-get install -f
is ineffective and returns the following: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
Synaptic is of no use as well:
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
Another error I get is:
dpkg: error: too-long line or missing newline in `/var/lib/dpkg/arch'
apt-get update
returns:
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Ign http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Get:1 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease [64,4 kB]
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Get:2 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease [64,5 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Get:3 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Sources [246 kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Sources
Get:4 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Sources [5.359 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Get:5 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Sources [144 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Get:6 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Sources [5.162 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Get:7 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages [656 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Get:8 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [15,9 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Get:9 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages [329 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Get:10 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [13,0 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en
Get:11 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Sources [8.221 B]
Get:12 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Sources [28 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Get:13 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Sources [33,2 kB]
Get:14 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Sources [1.898 B]
Get:15 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main amd64 Packages [9.402 B]
Get:16 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted amd64 Packages [28 B]
Get:17 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe amd64 Packages [39,6 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Get:18 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages [1.571 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://it.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Fetched 1.637 kB in 6s (264 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Any suggestions?
sudo apt-get update
. Also, can you add name of the PPA.