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I`m in deep trouble with my Ubuntu 13.04. Ubuntu stopped support of 13.04 so I added wheezy repository to sources.list then upgraded my system. After then I can neither install any package nor upgrade my system. I tried lots of things like

apt-get install -f

with no luck. I open my comp through live USB and chroot to broken system.

I keep getting following long error message when I try to install a package

 The following extra packages will be installed: util-linux Suggested packages: util-linux-locales kbd console-tools The following NEW packages will be installed: util-linux 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 10 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/618 kB of archives. After this operation, 1,590 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 588796 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking util-linux (from .../util-linux_2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb) ... initctl: Unknown job: K02screen-cleanup insserv: warning: script 'K02screen-cleanup' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: warning: script 'K02acpi-support' missing LSB tags and overrides initctl: Unknown job: K02screen-cleanup initctl: Unknown job: S02screen-cleanup insserv: Script martian is broken: incomplete LSB comment. insserv: missing `Required-Start:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Required-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Default-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. initctl: Unknown job: S02screen-cleanup insserv: Script martian is broken: incomplete LSB comment. insserv: missing `Required-Start:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Required-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Default-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. initctl: Unknown job: S02screen-cleanup insserv: Script martian is broken: incomplete LSB comment. insserv: missing `Required-Start:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Required-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Default-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. initctl: Unknown job: S02screen-cleanup insserv: Script martian is broken: incomplete LSB comment. insserv: missing `Required-Start:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Required-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Default-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. initctl: Unknown job: K02screen-cleanup initctl: Unknown job: S02procps insserv: warning: script 'S02procps' missing LSB tags and overrides initctl: Unknown job: S01udev insserv: warning: script 'S01udev' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Script martian is broken: incomplete LSB comment. insserv: missing `Required-Start:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Required-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: missing `Default-Stop:' entry: please add even if empty. insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `martian' insserv: warning: script 'network-interface-security' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `network-interface-security' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `network-interface-security' insserv: warning: script 'plymouth-splash' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-splash' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-splash' insserv: warning: script 'plymouth' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `plymouth' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `plymouth' insserv: warning: script 'plymouth-ready' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-ready' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-ready' insserv: warning: script 'screen-cleanup' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: warning: script 'squid3' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `squid3' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `squid3' insserv: warning: script 'networking' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `networking' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `networking' insserv: warning: script 'udev-fallback-graphics' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `udev-fallback-graphics' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `udev-fallback-graphics' insserv: warning: script 'network-interface' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `network-interface' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `network-interface' insserv: warning: script 'plymouth-log' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-log' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-log' insserv: warning: script 'udevtrigger' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `udevtrigger' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `udevtrigger' insserv: warning: script 'nagios' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: warning: script 'rsyslog' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `rsyslog' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `rsyslog' insserv: warning: script 'kmod' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `kmod' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `kmod' insserv: warning: script 'procps' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `procps' insserv: warning: script 'mongodb' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `mongodb' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `mongodb' insserv: warning: script 'avahi-daemon' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `avahi-daemon' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `avahi-daemon' insserv: warning: script 'plymouth-stop' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-stop' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-stop' insserv: warning: script 'udev' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `udev' insserv: warning: script 'acpi-support' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: warning: script 'udev-finish' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `udev-finish' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `udev-finish' insserv: warning: script 'network-interface-container' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `network-interface-container' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `network-interface-container' insserv: warning: script 'plymouth-upstart-bridge' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-upstart-bridge' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `plymouth-upstart-bridge' insserv: warning: script 'udevmonitor' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `udevmonitor' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `udevmonitor' insserv: There is a loop between service tlp and nagios if stopped insserv: loop involving service nagios at depth 2 insserv: loop involving service tlp at depth 1 insserv: Stopping nagios depends on tlp and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true! insserv: exiting now without changing boot order! update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

How can I recover my system?

dpkg --audit The following packages have been unpacked but not yet configured. They must be configured using dpkg --configure or the configure menu option in dselect for them to work: initramfs-tools tools for generating an initramfs module-init-tools transitional dummy package (module-init-tools to kmod) procps /proc file system utilities ifupdown high level tools to configure network interfaces mountall filesystem mounting tool kmod tools for managing Linux kernel modules plymouth graphical boot animation and logger - main package upstart event-based init daemon initscripts scripts for initializing and shutting down the system udev rule-based device node and kernel event manager

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  • This is probably fixable, at least by an experienced person, but probably also not worth the effort. I recommend a reinstall. Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 14:43
  • @FaheemMitha I customized it to my preference, and I have lots of files in it. Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 14:50
  • I think you will find fixing your system more trouble than is it worth. Regardless, please post the output of dpkg --audit or equivalently dpkg -C so we can assess the damage. Post in the question, not as a comment or on a third party site, please. You could also run apt-show-versions which will show what packages are installed from which sources. Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 14:53
  • It appears to be a bug forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=53192 Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 14:55
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    No, it is because you are mixing sources from two different operating systems. These sources were never designed to be mixed. Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 14:58

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After hours of struggling I recovered my OS. I opened my comp through live USB then from terminal I run

sudo blkid

to check partition number of my installation, it's in sda6

sudo mount /dev/sda6 /mnt sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev && sudo mount --bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts && sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc && sudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys sudo chroot /mnt

at first I run

apt-get clean

to clean cache

apt-get update

Since last upgrade borked my system I tried

dpkg --configure -a && apt-get -f install

but didn't work due to insserv error as I posted in my question. I found the cause of the error. I navigated to /etc/init.d and checked out every script there if they have LSB keyword section because the cause of the error was missing LSB keyword section like

 #!/bin/sh ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: # Required-Start: # Required-Stop: # Should-Start: # Default-Start: # Default-Stop: # Short-Description: PowerPanel to monitor CyberPower UPS ### END INIT INFO

Old scripts didn't have that section, after I added that section to old scripts and run

 dpkg --configure -a

I got rid of that damn error.

Later I grabbed the upgraded and removed packages list with

 cat /var/log/dpkg.log |grep remove| awk ' { print $4 } ' | awk -F ':' ' { print $1 } ' | tr '\n' ' ' >listrem cat /var/log/dpkg.log |grep upgrade| awk ' { print $4 } ' | awk -F ':' ' { print $1 } ' | tr '\n' ' ' >listupgr

finally I installed removed packages with

apt-get install $(grep -vE "^\s*#" listrem)

and reinstalled upgraded packages with

apt-get install --reinstall $(grep -vE "^\s*#" listupgr)

When I reboot

"Yes, my cute, lovely desktop is back!"

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  • Well done. I looked and this earlier and thought you were screwed. I think Ubuntu is more permissive than Debian about missing LSB tags (or is it the other way round?), which is probably the root of your problem. Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 21:58
  • @Graeme Thank you. I was really desperate due to my previous experiences. I lost many ideal distros of mine in the past because I didn't know how to recover it. I'm glad that I overcame it this time Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 22:08
  • You are playing a dangerous game mixing Ubuntu and Debian like that, I would expect more issues. Generally it would have been much more advisable to upgrade to another Ubuntu release. If you have came this far though... Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 22:24
  • You're going to run into this kind of trouble again as you install more software. At this stage I strongly recommend reinstalling. Between Ubuntu and Debian, pick one. Use etckeeper to keep a history of your customizations in /etc. Commented Mar 15, 2014 at 23:41
  • @Graeme I removed debian repo during recovery. It's pity that Linux based OSs lack system recovery tools and restore points. It should not be that hard. Commented Mar 16, 2014 at 11:21

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