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[spiderbatdad]

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f

[Falc7]

wer@wer-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
wer@wer-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
soundconverter
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 438kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 112468 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing soundconverter ...

(update-desktop-database:7162): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_key_file_get_string_list: assertion `group_name != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing soundconverter (--remove):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
soundconverter
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
wer@wer-laptop:~$

[spiderbatdad]

looks like you need to

sudo apt-get remove soundconverter

based on the error message.

[Falc7]

wer@wer-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get remove soundconverter
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
soundconverter
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 438kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 112468 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing soundconverter ...

(update-desktop-database:7244): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_key_file_get_string_list: assertion `group_name != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing soundconverter (--remove):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
soundconverter
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[spiderbatdad]

sorry about that. I see that was your first post. Maybe try with --purge option instead of remove.

sudo apt-get --purge soundconverter

Was soundconverter installed as part of another package? Is there another package that needs to be uninstalled?

[Falc7]

Nope sound converter was just installed the normal way through add/remove applications. thanks for your time trying to help me with this

wer@wer-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get --purge soundconverter
E: Invalid operation soundconverter

[Oldsoldier2003]

well here is something you can try:
first clear your apt cache

sudo apt-get clean

the go to /var/lib/dpkg/info and remove anything thats got soundconverter in its name

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

and if all your errors are cleared up you can move on to business.

[Falc7]

I found 4 files with sound converter in the name, but i get this message when trying to delete them

"/var/lib/dpk...rter.postrm" cannot be moved because you do not have permissions to change it or its parent folder.

[Oldsoldier2003]

I found 4 files with sound converter in the name, but i get this message when trying to delete them

"/var/lib/dpk...rter.postrm" cannot be moved because you do not have permissions to change it or its parent folder.

sorry i should have been more explicit. If you would rather use the Gui to delete the files and are using Ubuntu type

gksu nautilus

to launch nautilus as root/superuser. you will then be able to delete the files.

If you are doing it by command line just

cd /var/lib/dpkg/info
sudo rm <filename>

inserting the correct filename in place of <filename>

[spiderbatdad]

You need to be superuser. You can use

gksu nautilus

to graphically move files in the root file system, but be very careful. You can break your system removing the wrong files.