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I can't install/update/remove anything because of this error, nor does google return anything specifically for linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic (It does for other things, but I am not sure what to touch as I am not an advanced user)

dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 reading files list for package 'linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic': Input/output error

I just tried to apt-get remove apt (then I was going to follow answer https://askubuntu.com/a/626523/397432) but the result is the same error.

How do I fix this?

I am trying to avoid reinstalling the system and everything on it

I'm using Ubuntu MATE 16.04

Further tests advised by N0rbert

ls -al /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 82416 Dec 18  2017 /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic.list


head -n5 /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic.list
/.
/lib
/lib/firmware
/lib/firmware/4.10.0-42-generic
/lib/firmware/4.10.0-42-generic/tigon
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    This might help. – Kulfy Apr 25 '19 at 18:40
  • Please run forced filesystem check on the root filesystem with sudo touch /forcefsck and reboot and wait it to finish. Then please add output of ls -al /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic.list, head -n5 /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic.list to the question. – N0rbert Apr 26 '19 at 11:28
  • @N0rbert I did what you said and added it to the question – Ben Muircroft Apr 27 '19 at 12:56
  • https://askubuntu.com/questions/1138154/apt-broken-install-update-remove-causes-fatal-error-about-linux-image?noredirect=1#comment1886161_1138154 @Kulfy's answer solved it! – Ben Muircroft Apr 28 '19 at 15:52

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