[SOLVED] dpkg: error processing dict-xdict

1991sudarshan · 10-21-2011, 11:57 AM

i installed dict-kdict through the Kpackage Manager. After installing I am not able to install or update any software and I got the following error message in the Terminal. How to solve this issue ?

Code:

kevin@kevin-desktop:~$ sudo aptitude
[sudo] password for kevin: 
(Reading database ... 189866 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing dict-xdict ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/dictd not found.
dpkg: error processing dict-xdict (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 100
Errors were encountered while processing:
 dict-xdict
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Press return to continue.

kevin@kevin-desktop:~$

62chevy · 10-21-2011, 12:53 PM

You can try several thing on the command line.

dpkg --configure -a

dpkg-reconfigure dict-xdict

apt-get -f install dict-xdict

Not sure which one will work best in Ubuntu. If none work check your /etc/apt/sources.list then apt-get update && apt-get install dict-xdict

1991sudarshan · 10-22-2011, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 62chevy

You can try several thing on the command line.

dpkg --configure -a

dpkg-reconfigure dict-xdict

apt-get -f install dict-xdict

Not sure which one will work best in Ubuntu. If none work check your /etc/apt/sources.list then apt-get update && apt-get install dict-xdict

the issue is solved. I did this in the terminal. It seems that the while installing software the dict-xdict made the installer to return some other value instead of '0'. Hence I made the manual return 0 and the installer proceeded with the installation process.

Code:

echo "exit 0;" | sudo tee /etc/init.d/dictd

Quote:

sudo dpkg -r dict-xdict

62chevy · 10-22-2011, 05:43 PM

Okay I leaned something new. Still think dpkg should have handled the situation but I've been wrong before.

1991sudarshan · 10-23-2011, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 62chevy

Okay I leaned something new. Still think dpkg should have handled the situation but I've been wrong before.

i got the solution form the Ubunuforums