Rather then run dpkg manually try aptitude or apt-get from a terminal. For example does 'aptitude update -f' help the situation when run as root or sudo?
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Ryan Flynt <[email protected]> wrote: > I get this: > > > sudo dpkg --purge picasa > (Reading database ... 50%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: > reading files list for package 'picasa': Input/output error > > I am unable to update ANYTHING on my system because of this error as > well. I am relatively certain I have 100s of updates waiting in the > wings...but I can't install them. > > Help. Me.... :) > > Ryan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en.
