An error code (2) is preventing the updating/installation/removal of packages

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An error code (2) is preventing the updating/installation/removal of packages. Here are the details.



$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libgnome-bluetooth13
The following NEW packages will be installed
libgnome-bluetooth13
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 114 not to upgrade.
Need to get 0 B/85.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 552 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Selecting previously unselected package libgnome-bluetooth13:amd64.
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unable to open files list file for package 'gnome-bluetooth': Permission denied
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list



$ namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
f: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
drwxr-xr-x root root /
drwxr-xr-x root root var
drwxr-xr-x root root lib
drwxr-xr-x root root dpkg
drwxr-xr-x root root info
-rw-r--r-- root root gnome-bluetooth.list









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    Please edit your question to include the command or sequence of GUI actions that produced the error as well as the output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
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    Jan 27 at 15:57














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An error code (2) is preventing the updating/installation/removal of packages. Here are the details.



$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libgnome-bluetooth13
The following NEW packages will be installed
libgnome-bluetooth13
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 114 not to upgrade.
Need to get 0 B/85.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 552 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Selecting previously unselected package libgnome-bluetooth13:amd64.
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unable to open files list file for package 'gnome-bluetooth': Permission denied
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list



$ namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
f: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
drwxr-xr-x root root /
drwxr-xr-x root root var
drwxr-xr-x root root lib
drwxr-xr-x root root dpkg
drwxr-xr-x root root info
-rw-r--r-- root root gnome-bluetooth.list









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    Please edit your question to include the command or sequence of GUI actions that produced the error as well as the output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
    – steeldriver
    Jan 27 at 15:57












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An error code (2) is preventing the updating/installation/removal of packages. Here are the details.



$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libgnome-bluetooth13
The following NEW packages will be installed
libgnome-bluetooth13
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 114 not to upgrade.
Need to get 0 B/85.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 552 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Selecting previously unselected package libgnome-bluetooth13:amd64.
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unable to open files list file for package 'gnome-bluetooth': Permission denied
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list



$ namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
f: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
drwxr-xr-x root root /
drwxr-xr-x root root var
drwxr-xr-x root root lib
drwxr-xr-x root root dpkg
drwxr-xr-x root root info
-rw-r--r-- root root gnome-bluetooth.list









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An error code (2) is preventing the updating/installation/removal of packages. Here are the details.



$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libgnome-bluetooth13
The following NEW packages will be installed
libgnome-bluetooth13
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 114 not to upgrade.
Need to get 0 B/85.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 552 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Selecting previously unselected package libgnome-bluetooth13:amd64.
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unable to open files list file for package 'gnome-bluetooth': Permission denied
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)


output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list



$ namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
f: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
drwxr-xr-x root root /
drwxr-xr-x root root var
drwxr-xr-x root root lib
drwxr-xr-x root root dpkg
drwxr-xr-x root root info
-rw-r--r-- root root gnome-bluetooth.list






apt package-management upgrade dpkg bluetooth






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edited Jan 27 at 16:34









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    Please edit your question to include the command or sequence of GUI actions that produced the error as well as the output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
    – steeldriver
    Jan 27 at 15:57












  • 1




    Please edit your question to include the command or sequence of GUI actions that produced the error as well as the output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
    – steeldriver
    Jan 27 at 15:57







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Please edit your question to include the command or sequence of GUI actions that produced the error as well as the output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
– steeldriver
Jan 27 at 15:57




Please edit your question to include the command or sequence of GUI actions that produced the error as well as the output of terminal command namei -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnome-bluetooth.list
– steeldriver
Jan 27 at 15:57















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