Tag: apt-get

Fixing dpkg / apt-get Problem With Python2.6

While trying to upgrade to Python 2.6 on one of my development machines tonight I was faced by an error message after running apt-get install python2.6:

After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up python2.6-minimal (2.6.4-4) ...
Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.6...
pycentral: pycentral rtinstall: installed runtime python2.6 not found
pycentral rtinstall: installed runtime python2.6 not found
dpkg: error processing python2.6-minimal (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2.6:
 python2.6 depends on python2.6-minimal (= 2.6.4-4); however:
  Package python2.6-minimal is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python2.6 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python2.6-minimal
 python2.6
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Attempting to install python2.6-minimal wouldn’t work, attempting to install python2.6 proved to have the same problem.

Luckily the Launchpad thread for python-central provided the answer: Upgrade python-central first!

:~# apt-get install python-central
[snip]
Setting up python2.6 (2.6.4-4) ...
Setting up python-central (0.6.14+nmu2) ...
:~#

Missing Devices or Sound Card in Pulse Audio

After getting the missing sound control panel in Ubuntu back yesterday, the next problem that turned up was that no actual applications would play any sound – other than the annoying beep! beep! beep!

The reason is that after the pulseaudio configuration has been installed, pulseaudio it self may be missing all it device drivers and other packages.

The solution for this issue can be found at the page for PulseAudio at the Ubuntu Wiki.

Install the missing PulseAudio packages through APT:

sudo apt-get install libasound2-plugins "pulseaudio-*" paman padevchooser paprefs pavucontrol pavumeter

Restart the application that needs sound support and everything should work. If you’re still not getting any sound, check the PulseAudio device configuration (by default installed under Applications, Sound and Video, PulseAudio Device Chooser) and that your device shows up there (mine didn’t before installing the above packages).