Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.11etch2
Severity: important
I am trying to install the latest slew of updates on Etch, but debconf fails
with a syntax error. I think it's debconf itself that is causing this and
not twisted, but I am not 100% sure. Basically this means I can't install or
update any packages. Below is what I get when I issue apt-get upgrade:
tweety:/home/sander# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
grub hal icedove icedove-gnome-support initscripts libexiv2-0.10
libhal-storage1 libhal1 libkrb53 libqt3-mt linux-image-2.6.18-6-486
linux-image-2.6.18-6-k7 locales sysv-rc xserver-xorg-video-nv
15 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/53.1MB of archives.
After unpacking 193kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
Setting up debconf (1.5.11etch2) ...
Compiling
/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/test/generator_failure_tests.py ...
File
"/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/test/generator_failure_tests.py",
line 66
yield
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
debconf
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
If this turns out to be python-twisted after all, please reassign it. Thanks.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-k7
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages debconf depends on:
ii debconf-i18n 1.5.11etch2 full internationalization support
ii perl-base 5.8.8-7etch3 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis
Versions of packages debconf recommends:
ii apt-utils 0.6.46.4-0.1 APT utility programs
-- debconf information:
debconf-apt-progress/preparing:
debconf-apt-progress/title:
debconf-apt-progress/info:
debconf-apt-progress/media-change:
debconf/frontend: Dialog
debconf/priority: high
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