This one time, at band camp, Martin Hansen said: > > > Pease send the output of > > dpkg -D3 -i /var/cache/apt/archives/hdparm_6.1-1_i386.deb > > dustpuppy:~# dpkg -D3 -i /var/cache/apt/archives/hdparm_6.1-1_i386.deb > (Reading database ... 198489 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace hdparm 5.8-1 (using .../archives/hdparm_6.1-1_i386.deb) > ... > D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=installed > D000002: maintainer_script_alternative nonexistent prerm > `/var/lib/dpkg/info/hdparm.prerm' > D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( ) > Unpacking replacement hdparm ... > D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/hdparm.postrm ( ) > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old post-removal script: Permission > denied
Output of ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hdparm.postrm md5sum /var/lib/dpkg/info/hdparm.postrm > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm ( ) > dpkg: ... it looks like that went OK. > D000001: process_archive updating info directory > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hdparm_6.1-1_i386.deb > (--install): > unable to install (supposed) new info file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm': Is > a directory > D000002: maintainer_script_installed nonexistent preinst > D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm ( ) > D000002: maintainer_script_installed nonexistent postinst > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/hdparm_6.1-1_i386.deb Output of mkdir tmp dpkg -e /var/cache/apt/archives/hdparm_6.1-1_i386.deb tmp/ ls -lAR tmp/ find tmp/ -type f | xargs md5sum please. Thanks, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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