Glitch while installing or updating software?

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enter image description here Anytime I install something or update Ubuntu, I notice this during the ending process in the terminal:

linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic
linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic
linux-image-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1).

Is there a fix for this?

Check the logs to find what is causing it. gedit /var/log/dpkg.log — colboynik, Feb 06 '13 at 05:32
This is the problem I believe I'm having when I used the command and text editor shows the issue I'm having: status half-configured linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic:amd64 3.5.0-23.35 — Michael Scott, Feb 11 '13 at 02:55
dpkg -C will tell you what all is not configured correctly. You can try dpkg --configure linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic to try to finish the configuration. — colboynik, Feb 11 '13 at 04:15
I tried the commands and they did't work. I took a screenshot of it on terminal. How would I paste the photo on this page? — Michael Scott, Feb 11 '13 at 04:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '13 at 05:21

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Purging those kernel packages and their configuration files, then re-installing them may solve the issue. In terminal:

sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-generic && sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-extra-3.5.0-23-generic linux-image-generic

answered Feb 11 '13 at 05:21

ananaso

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Still No change. Now I get a red alert icon in the taskbar in the upper right corner of my screen. If I can't find a solution, I'm going back to 12.04.I uploaded a photo above to show the results of my attempt. – Michael Scott Feb 11 '13 at 05:41
@MichaelScott try running sudo apt-get -f install or sudo dpkg --configure --pending (source) – ananaso Feb 28 '13 at 21:46
Also, I would suggest checking out this question. – ananaso Feb 28 '13 at 21:56

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '13 at 15:44

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I was having a similar problem on a VirtualBox and the problem was I didn't have PAE enabled.

answered Feb 14 '13 at 15:44

M Smith

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Glitch while installing or updating software?

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