[SOLVED] apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"

[frapelli]

When upgrading I get:
E: The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package libmozjs24d.
E: Unable to lock the download directory
And the upgrade stops.
What should I do?


Thanks

[Gabriel_M]

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apt-get clean
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/*
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/*
apt-get clean
apt-get update

[dibl]

Try

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dpkg --configure -a


then what Gabriel said.   

[frapelli]

Thank you. None of the two suggestions worked.I still get the same message and upgrade is not possible.

[dibl]

I would try a apt-get purge of the package libmozjs24d.  Then

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dpkg --configure -a and see if there is any error.

[piper]

What is the output of

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inxi -Srxxx

[Gabriel_M]

libmozjs24d: This library provides the embeddable JavaScript/ECMAScript engine from
the Mozilla project (used among others by the Iceweasel (Firefox) browser
as well as by the iPlanet WebServer).

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apt-get remove --purge libmozjs24d


[frapelli]

I solved with:
apt-get install libmozjs*


or maybe:
apt-get install libmozjs24d*


I do not remember exactly...


a few packages were installed and after that dist-upgrade worked.


Thanks anyway for your help.