Package: ntp-server Version: 1:4.2.0a+stable-8.1 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
ntp-server (1:4.2.0a+stable-8.1) is running on this box. Every time that I try to install another package, (dist-)upgrade the system, or reinstall ntp-server, it throws error, and causes other installations to show as IN-complete: # sudo aptitude -P reinstall ntp-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages have been kept back: diff ed ifupdown libart-2.0-2 libatm1 libaudiofile0 libcap1 libdigest-sha1-perl libieee1284-3 libjasper-1.701-1 libpopt0 libraw1394-5 libxml-parser-perl mawk ncompress nvi talk time The following packages will be REINSTALLED: ntp-server 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y Writing extended state information... Done Setting up ntp-server (4.2.0a+stable-8.1) ... Starting NTP server: ntpdinvoke-rc.d: initscript ntp-server, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing ntp-server (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: ntp-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up ntp-server (4.2.0a+stable-8.1) ... Starting NTP server: ntpdinvoke-rc.d: initscript ntp-server, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing ntp-server (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: ntp-server Yes, I know that this is partially a result of the way my apt, preferences and pinning are configured. Nevertheless, this particular version of ntp0-server is broken; and I do not know how to fix it; nor to avoid these nasty ramifications. What do you think? -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (700, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (100, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8-smp Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages ntp-server depends on: ii ntp 1:4.2.0a+stable-8.1 Network Time Protocol: network uti ii ntp-simple 1:4.2.0a+stable-8.1 Network Time Protocol: daemon for ntp-server recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]