Package: libc6 Version: 2.5-9 Severity: Normal This appears to be a bug in the .deb's preinst script. It only shows up for me when there is a space in the path to the .deb (as evidenced below)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/My Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 157755 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-5 (using libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb) ... expr: syntax error expr: syntax error /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 128: test: /home/mark/My: binary operator expected Unpacking replacement libc6 ... Setting up libc6 (2.5-9) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/glibc.sh ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/My Downloads$ cd .. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ln -s My\ Downloads/libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg -i libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 157755 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-9 (using libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libc6 ... Setting up libc6 (2.5-9) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cd My\ Downloads/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/My Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 157755 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-9 (using libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb) ... expr: syntax error expr: syntax error /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 128: test: /home/mark/My: binary operator expected Unpacking replacement libc6 ... Setting up libc6 (2.5-9) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/My Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i ../libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 157755 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libc6 2.5-9 (using ../libc6_2.5-9_amd64.deb) ... expr: syntax error expr: syntax error /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 128: test: /home/mark/My: binary operator expected Unpacking replacement libc6 ... Setting up libc6 (2.5-9) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/My Downloads$ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
