Thread: Update Error E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

hi,
i'm trying upgrade computer , when run apt-get upgrade following error message:

code:

chiara@chiara-inspiron-1420:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade  reading package lists... done  building dependency tree         reading state information... done  following packages have been kept back:    aisleriot akonadi-backend-mysql akonadi-server anjuta-common apt    apt-transport-https apt-utils at-spi banshee banshee-extension-soundmenu    baobab bind9-host brasero brasero-cdrkit brasero-common brltty brltty-x11    byobu c2esp cheese cheese-common compiz compiz-core compiz-gnome    compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-default compiz-plugins-main    compiz-plugins-main-default compizconfig-backend-gconf couchdb-bin cups    cups-driver-gutenprint dconf-gsettings-backend deja-dup dnsmasq-base    dnsutils dolphin ecryptfs-utils empathy empathy-common eog espeak    espeak-data evince evince-common evolution evolution-common    evolution-couchdb evolution-couchdb-backend evolution-data-server    evolution-data-server-common evolution-exchange evolution-indicator    evolution-plugins evolution-webcal 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xserver-xorg-video-geode    xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-intel    xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic    xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-openchrome    xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon    xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3    xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage    xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis    xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident    xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware    xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xz-utils yelp zeitgeist zeitgeist-core  following packages upgraded:    accountsservice acl acpi-support acpid adduser adium-theme-ubuntu alacarte    alsa-base alsa-utils app-install-data app-install-data-partner apparmor    apparmor-utils appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt apport apport-gtk    apt-xapian-index aptdaemon 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(reading database ... 55%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:   files list file package `liba52-0.7.4' contains empty filename  e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (2)  chiara@chiara-inspiron-1420:~$

same when try delete package:

code:

chiara@chiara-inspiron-1420:~$ sudo apt-get remove liba52-0.7.4  reading package lists... done  building dependency tree         reading state information... done  following packages removed:    gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly liba52-0.7.4 vlc vlc-nox vlc-plugin-notify    vlc-plugin-pulse  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 6 remove , 1579 not upgraded.  after operation, 14.2 mb disk space freed.  want continue [y/n]? y  (reading database ... 50%dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:   files list file package `liba52-0.7.4' contains empty filename  e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (2)  chiara@chiara-inspiron-1420:~$

any appreciated

hi, try

code:

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/*  sudo apt-get update  sudo apt-get upgrade

please post in full errors received. thanks.

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