Package: apt Version: 0.7.20.2 ARGH!! This is the second time I have tried to upgrade a debian system that hasn't been used in a while and the second time it craps out with this sysvinit conflict/pre-depends loop.
On the other system, I did the force option, and it so screwed the system up that I just uninstalled debian and put netbsd on it. On this one, that's not really an option, so I need this to work. So trying to apt-get install packages one by one and I eventually get to: # apt-get update Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org stable Release.gpg [386B] Get:2 http://http.us.debian.org stable Release [63.2kB] Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable Release Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Packages Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Packages Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Packages Fetched 63.6kB in 0s (216kB/s) Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: http://http.us.debian.org stable Release: Unknown error executing gpgv W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems Its funny right? # apt-get install gpgv Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: gpgv 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 135 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/143kB of archives. After this operation, 303kB of additional disk space will be used. WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! gpgv Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y Setting up apt (0.7.20.2) ... dpkg: error processing apt (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: apt E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ... whatever... I went on #debian and tried to get irc help, always a bad idea, and I'm just done with debian, this thing, it comes down to some apt dependency with libc and who knows apt-get with no force options should not break a system. But yeah, you get what you pay for they tell me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
