On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 2:27 AM, David Ayers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: lsb-release > Version: 3.2-11 > Severity: normal > > I'm investigating update-manager's failure to start and a have determined > that it is a side effect if lsb_release -i returning an empty Distributer ID. > [ http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=485558 ] > After reading the code I noticed this is due to: > /etc/lsb-release containing the following single line: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release > DISTRIB_ID="" > > Now the md5sum of that doesn't match b5bfe10d9b02fb4e4a45337d1c4d88ab > (the one referenced in lsb-release.postinst / lsb-release.postrm) > so the file isn't removed even if I reinstall lsb-release. > > Now I'm wondering what tampered with that file but > find /var/lib/dpkg/info/ -not -cnewer /etc/lsb-release |xargs ls -lt|less > is not pointing me anywhere useful. > > Is it safe to remove /etc/lsb-release ? > Shouldn't lsb-release be maintaining it? [i.e. why the md5check]
lsb-release no longer maintains the file (that's why the md5 check is there, to get rid of old conffiles). I have no clue what would have set DISTRIB_ID="", but I seriously doubt it was a Debian package. If you "upgraded" your system from a non-Debian distro to Debian in-place that might explain the issue. Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
