Can't upgrade packages, it gets stuck on openjdk-6-jre-headless

10.10 server dpkg openjdk

5,907

This is in fact a well known bug with t1.micro instances on EC2

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/+bug/634487

Note that this is fixed in US-WEST-2:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/+bug/634487/comments/69

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jnbdz

Updated on September 18, 2022

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jnbdz over 1 year

I am using Ubuntu Maverick (server).

When I run:

apt-get upgrade

it gets stuck on:

Setting up openjdk-6-jre-headless (6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1) ...

Why? And what can I do to stop it?

I tried removing it with apt-get but get this error:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

So then I tried this:

dpkg --purge openjdk-6-jre-headless

I got this:

dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of openjdk-6-jre-headless:
 openjdk-6-jre-lib depends on openjdk-6-jre-headless (>= 6b17).
 ca-certificates-java depends on openjdk-6-jre-headless (>= 6b16-1.6.1-2) | java6-runtime-headless; however:
  Package openjdk-6-jre-headless is to be removed.
  Package java6-runtime-headless is not installed.
  Package openjdk-6-jre-headless which provides java6-runtime-headless is to be removed.
 ca-certificates-java depends on openjdk-6-jre-headless (>= 6b16-1.6.1-2) | java6-runtime-headless; however:
  Package openjdk-6-jre-headless is to be removed.
  Package java6-runtime-headless is not installed.
  Package openjdk-6-jre-headless which provides java6-runtime-headless is to be removed.
dpkg: error processing openjdk-6-jre-headless (--purge):
 dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
 openjdk-6-jre-headless

The thing is I think my DB is using it... Not sure... I am using Cassandra with Thrift...

Yes, it's getting a bit more complex...

# dpkg --configure -a

I get:

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openjdk-6-jre:
 openjdk-6-jre depends on openjdk-6-jre-headless (>= 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1); however:
  Package openjdk-6-jre-headless is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openjdk-6-jre (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libaccess-bridge-java:
 libaccess-bridge-java depends on default-jre | openjdk-6-jre | sun-java6-jre; however:
  Package default-jre is not installed.
  Package openjdk-6-jre is not configured yet.
  Package sun-java6-jre is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libaccess-bridge-java (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of icedtea-6-jre-cacao:
 icedtea-6-jre-cacao depends on openjdk-6-jre-headless (= 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1); however:
  Package openjdk-6-jre-headless is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing icedtea-6-jre-cacao (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libaccess-bridge-java-jni:
 libaccess-bridge-java-jni depends on libaccess-bridge-java (>= 1.26.2-5); however:
  Package libaccess-bridge-java is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libaccess-bridge-java-jni (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 openjdk-6-jre
 libaccess-bridge-java
 icedtea-6-jre-cacao
 libaccess-bridge-java-jni

Thanks again for any help.

Admin almost 13 years

Try to run: sudo aptitude reinstall openjdk-6-jre-headless. If that doesn't work, run a: sudo aptitude purge openjdk-6-jre-headless and post the output here ;-)
Admin almost 13 years

What is the difference between aptitude and apt-get?
Admin almost 13 years

See askubuntu.com/q/1743/6969. The apt-get equivalent would be sudo apt-get --reinstall install openjdk-6-jre-headless and sudo apt-get purge openjdk-6-jre-headless
Admin almost 13 years

It seems it is a problem with Amazon EC2.
Admin almost 13 years

There package manager...
Admin about 12 years

This question appears to be abandoned and unanswered, could you perhaps add more detail to your question? If this question no longer applies then you can either delete it or answer it yourself if you've solved the problem. Thanks!
Admin about 12 years

Let me look into it. I think it was solved.