If you’ve recently bought a Dell Mini 10, you may have a problem with a corrupt file in Dell’s default build. This will prevent you from running your automatic updates, installing new packages, etc.
If you get a message like this:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-22lpia_2.6.24-22.45netbook9_lpia.deb: files list file for package `libxcb-shape0' is missing final newline
then you’ll want to fix it by removing the offending file, and reinstalling the package. This should work:
cd /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo rm libxcb-shape0.list sudo apt-get --reinstall install libxcb-shape0
thanks for the fix darren … worked a treat after I figured that
–reinstall = –reinstall
tried
sudo apt-get upgrade libxcb-shape0
This seemed to work.
sudo apt-get upgrade libxcb-shape0
works.
As per kevin hanrahan’s message. There needs to be two dashes in front of reinstall. I think WP is helpfully replacing two dashes with just one.
Since apt-get upgrade seems to work instead, it is perhaps a moot point.
you have saved my life with that….thank you soooo much!
worked to fix skype install, and software updates
Glad to help. Looks like sudo apt-get upgrade libxcb-shape0 as suggested by Toby is the way to go!
Hi, I just got my notebook from dell today and have experienced the same problem. Sorry to sound like an idiot but my first time using Ubuntu today, where do i put the code previously posted to fix this problem?
Many thanks
Hi TomSpillerz,
You need to go to launch “Terminal” which can usually be found in the Accessories menu. I’m surprised Dell is still releasing netbooks with this same problem!
Hope this helps!
Sweet.
You the man!
Many thanks for this. Been using Ubuntu for a while now but always too busy to do more than scratch the surface. Just got this machine since I may be suspicious of Dell, but MS have their claws in everyone else and I’m damned if I’ll pay more for some junk I don’t want on my system!
Thanks a lot for that
THANK YOU!! Have been trying for so long to fix this and it was really bugging me that my new computer wasnt working properly and no one could fix it! Now so happy!