Control: reassign -1 base-passwd Clearly says base-passwd, so reassigning there.
On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 10:31:25AM +0100, Jean-Marc LACROIX wrote: > Version: 1.8.4.1 > > > Dear maintainers, > > It seems there is a dependency issue (?) when installing python-apt as > indicated in following trace. On previous Debian buster (10.2), this issue > does not exist. > > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# cat /etc/debian_version > 10.3 > > > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# grep -iR deb /etc/apt/sources* |grep -v "#" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian_apt_v_10_buster_update_security.list:deb > http://security.debian.org buster/updates main contrib non-free > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian_apt_v_10_buster_backports.list:deb > http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian_apt_v_10_buster_updates.list:deb > http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian buster-updates main contrib non-free > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian_apt_v_10_buster_previous.list:deb > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian_apt_v_10_buster_current.list:deb > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free > > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# grep -R P /etc/apt/preferences* |grep -v "#" > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_systemd.pref:Package: > systemd > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_systemd.pref:Pin: > release * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_systemd.pref:Pin-Priority: > -1 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_elogind.pref:Package: > elogind > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_elogind.pref:Pin: > release * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_elogind.pref:Pin-Priority: > -1 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_dhcpcd5.pref:Package: > dhcpcd5 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_dhcpcd5.pref:Pin: > release * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster_no_dhcpcd5.pref:Pin-Priority: > -1 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Package: * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin: release > o=Debian,l=Debian,n=buster/updates > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin-Priority: 920 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Package: * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin: release > o=Debian,l=Debian,n=buster-update > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin-Priority: 910 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Package: * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin: release > o=Debian,l=Debian,n=buster > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin-Priority: 900 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Package: * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin: release > o=Debian,l=Debian,n=buster-backports > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin-Priority: -1 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Package: * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin: release > o=Debian,l=Debian,n=stretch > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin-Priority: 400 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Package: * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin: release > o=Debian,l=Debian,n=testing > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin-Priority: -1 > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Package: * > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin: release > o=Debian,l=Debian,n=unstable > /etc/apt/preferences.d/preferences_debian_v_10_buster.pref:Pin-Priority: -1 > > > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# apt update && apt upgrade > Hit:1 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian buster-backports InRelease > Hit:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian buster InRelease > Hit:4 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian buster-updates InRelease > Ign:5 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch InRelease > Hit:3 http://security-cdn.debian.org buster/updates InRelease > Hit:6 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch Release > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > All packages are up to date. > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Calculating upgrade... Done > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# > > > > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# dpkg -l |grep -v ii > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | > Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version Architecture > Description > +++-==========================-===========================-============-=============================================================================== > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# > > > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# uname -a > Linux vm-ssh-190-factory 4.19.0-8-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.98-1 (2020-01-26) > x86_64 GNU/Linux > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# > > > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# apt-get install --no-install-recommends > python-apt -y -q > Reading package lists... > Building dependency tree... > Reading state information... > The following additional packages will be installed: > dirmngr gnupg gnupg-l10n gnupg-utils gpg gpg-agent gpg-wks-client > gpg-wks-server gpgconf gpgsm libapt-inst2.0 libassuan0 libksba8 libnpth0 > pinentry-curses > python-apt-common > Suggested packages: > dbus-user-session libpam-systemd pinentry-gnome3 tor parcimonie xloadimage > scdaemon pinentry-doc python-apt-dbg python-apt-doc > Recommended packages: > lsb-release iso-codes > The following NEW packages will be installed: > dirmngr gnupg gnupg-l10n gnupg-utils gpg gpg-agent gpg-wks-client > gpg-wks-server gpgconf gpgsm libapt-inst2.0 libassuan0 libksba8 libnpth0 > pinentry-curses python- > python-apt-common > 0 upgraded, 17 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 0 B/7575 kB of archives. > After this operation, 16.8 MB of additional disk space will be used. > debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed > Selecting previously unselected package libassuan0:amd64. > dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: > files list file for package 'base-passwd' is missing final newline > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) > root@vm-ssh-190-factory:~# > > Thanks in advance for your help > > best regards > -- debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev ubuntu core developer i speak de, en