Linux Issue with opera installation

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Yondaime

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everytime I try to install an application I get this:
PHP: 
sudo apt-get install gsmart
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package opera needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it
what should I do?
I try to reinstall opera but when I double the .deb package it says unable to install/ the package may be damaged and I have downloaded a fresh copy for about 4 times now!
what to do?

I get


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when I do alt+f2 and run the update manager :( what is that suppose to mean?
 
Re: error

vishalrao said:
try uninstalling opera (right click the deb) then installing php then reinstall opera....
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i managed to get aptitude working without it flashing any error message but when I run update i get that error dialog box.
and i noticed that i don't that
/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.py
/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/apt/aptBackend.pyc
are also not there. That is the reason I am getting the error on the update page :(
 
Re: error

Yondaime said:
everytime I try to install an application I get this:

PHP: 
sudo apt-get install gsmart

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

E: The package opera needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it

what should I do?

I try to reinstall opera but when I double the .deb package it says unable to install/ the package may be damaged and I have downloaded a fresh copy for about 4 times now!

what to do?
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Try to Enable, partner repo, opera lives there. if that does not work, Remove opera.

and do this

Code: 
$ sudo apt-get -f install 

$ sudo dpkg --configure -a

This will attempt to fix broken dependencies and rebuilt package index.
 
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