Package: libssl0.9.8 Version: 0.9.8e-9 Severity: grave This happened on todays upgrade of 2 independent etch based machines.
# apt-get upgrade Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 31627 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libssl-dev 0.9.8c-4 (using .../libssl-dev_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libssl-dev ... Preparing to replace libssl0.9.8 0.9.8c-4 (using .../libssl0.9.8_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libssl0.9.8 ... Preparing to replace openssl 0.9.8c-4 (using .../openssl_0.9.8c-4etch1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement openssl ... Setting up libssl0.9.8 (0.9.8c-4etch1) ... Checking for services that may need to be restarted...done. Checking init scripts... Configuring libssl0.9.8 ----------------------- Security holes were fixed with this release. Services may not use these fixes until they are restarted. Note: restarting sshd should not affect any existing connections. Following is a list of detected services that need to be restarted. Please correct the list, if you think it is incorrect. The services names must be identical to the script names in /etc/init.d and must be separated by spaces. If you clear the list, no services will be restarted. If other services begin to fail mysteriously after this upgrade, it may be necessary to restart them too. We strongly recommend you to reboot your machine to avoid the SSL related trouble. Which services should be restarted to make them use the new libraries? dpkg: error processing libssl0.9.8 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libssl-dev: libssl-dev depends on libssl0.9.8 (= 0.9.8c-4etch1); however: Package libssl0.9.8 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing libssl-dev (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openssl: openssl depends on libssl0.9.8 (>= 0.9.8c-1); however: Package libssl0.9.8 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing openssl (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: libssl0.9.8 libssl-dev openssl However when calling apt-get upgrade again it is working... # apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Setting up libssl0.9.8 (0.9.8c-4etch1) ... Checking for services that may need to be restarted...done. Checking init scripts... Configuring libssl0.9.8 ----------------------- Security holes were fixed with this release. Services may not use these fixes until they are restarted. Note: restarting sshd should not affect any existing connections. Following is a list of detected services that need to be restarted. Please correct the list, if you think it is incorrect. The services names must be identical to the script names in /etc/init.d and must be separated by spaces. If you clear the list, no services will be restarted. If other services begin to fail mysteriously after this upgrade, it may be necessary to restart them too. We strongly recommend you to reboot your machine to avoid the SSL related trouble. Which services should be restarted to make them use the new libraries? Setting up libssl-dev (0.9.8c-4etch1) ... Setting up openssl (0.9.8c-4etch1) ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]