Package: syslinux-stuff Version: 3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, I don't have an efi-based machine but BIOS. I tried to install syslinux-stuff package and wasn't able to install. I got the following error while trying to install it :-
$ sudo aptitude install syslinux-stuff=3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2 The following NEW packages will be installed: syslinux-stuff 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 62.8 kB of archives. After unpacking 151 kB will be used. Get: 1 http://debian.ec.as6453.net/debian/ experimental/main syslinux-stuff all 3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2 [62.8 kB] Fetched 62.8 kB in 9s (6,555 B/s) Retrieving bug reports... Done Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done Preconfiguring packages ... D000001: ensure_diversions: new, (re)loading D000001: ensure_statoverrides: new, (re)loading Selecting previously unselected package syslinux-stuff. (Reading database ... 501723 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../syslinux-stuff_3%3a6.03~pre1+dfsg-2_all.deb ... D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=not installed Unpacking syslinux-stuff (3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2) ... D000001: process_archive updating info directory D000001: generating infodb hashfile Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ... D000001: ensure_diversions: same, skipping D000001: ensure_diversions: new, (re)loading Setting up syslinux-stuff (3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2) ... D000001: deferred_configure updating conffiles dpkg: error processing package syslinux-stuff (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 D000001: ensure_diversions: same, skipping E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Failed to perform requested operation on package. Trying to recover: D000001: ensure_diversions: new, (re)loading Setting up syslinux-stuff (3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2) ... dpkg: error processing package syslinux-stuff (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10 D000001: ensure_diversions: same, skipping Errors were encountered while processing: syslinux-stuff It seems something in the post-install script triggered it although no idea what. I thought I should tag it as important as you plan to put it in sid/unstable next week. Let me know if there is anyway I can help. -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-updates'), (1, 'experimental'), (1, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.13-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages syslinux-stuff depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.53 ii extlinux 3:6.03~pre1+dfsg-2 syslinux-stuff recommends no packages. syslinux-stuff suggests no packages. -- debconf information: extlinux/install: false -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com EB80 462B 08E1 A0DE A73A 2C2F 9F3D C7A4 E1C4 D2D8 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
