Re: [PLUG] Seriously broken Debian package manager

[LeRoy Cressy <ldc@lrcressy.com>]

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This is a pain, but it can be done.

hand install libc6 libdb1-compat which depend upon each other.
first hand install libc6 using
dpkg --force-depends -i libc6_2.3.2-7_i386.deb
dpkg -i libdb1-compat_2.1.3-7_i386.deb

It looks like you will have to hand install the updated perl packages

Upgrading from potato to woody was a pain and going from woody to 
testing is also a pain.

I don't know why your system locked up though.

I have burned a set of Debian Testing CD's if you would like to borrow 
them if your system is totally hosed.

do a "dpkg --get-selections | less" to see is your /var/lib/dpkg is 
still in working order.

I hope that this helps a little


Mike Leone wrote:
> <SIGH>
>
> So I'm in the process of upgrading from stable to testing ... and the damn
> hardware locks up tight. Norecourse but to power off. When it comes back up,
> I try to finish out the update, by doing "apt-get -f install". I get many
> complaints:
>
> things like "dpkg-preconfigure - line 3 BEGIN not found"
> many other errors on other lines, things like "qq comand not found"
>
> --bad perl install?
>
> update-alternatives error messages about not being able to execute "new
> pre-install scripts"; no such file; command not found; /eoment: no such
> file"
>
> I think my list of available packages is hosed. I have tried "apt-get
> update" again, and "dselect update"; neither has helped.
>
> I gotta get this thing back up and running soon.
>
> Pointers? I can't seem to find anything useful by googling around, but that
> may be because I'm stressed out and entering bad search terms. :-(
>
> Anyways, I can't install any packages at ALL now. And I *really* don't feel
> like re-formatting and starting over ...
>
> Plus, I can't even stay late; they lock the building here around 6PM. So I
> can't do anything about it until Wed A.M.
>
> I may not be at the meeting Wed. :-)
>
>
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