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update-manager does not work

Asked by RJ

When update manager or synaptic manager is accessed the error message:

E:The package etracer needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

appears. The message said that it is a bug and should be reported. Now I cannot download updates, install software, or uninstall software. I'm pretty much a noob to Ubuntu, even though I've had it for about 6 months. Thank you for any help you can give!

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Best Qwerty Maniac (qwertymaniac) said : 		#1

Better remove etracer and try updating.

Try:
sudo apt-get remove etracer

Or:
sudo dpkg -r etracer

Or if both don't work:
dpkg -r --force-remove-reinstreq etracer

And then run your Update-Manager again and check it out if the problem's solved.

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RJ (rjkucia) said : 		#2

Thank you that all makes sense now!
Ubuntu crashed when I tried to install that package (Thats what happens when you do too many things at once with 512 RAM)
But the application still worked... odd
anyways thank you! i really should get to know the terminal better