Package: debconf Version: 1.5.36ubuntu4 Severity: serious Tags: sid Justification: Policy 9.1.1
If user deletes /var/cache/*, while leaving /var/cache, then debconf is broken. Specifically, debconf looks for /var/cache/debconf and does not create the missing directory, and after the directory is creating, software fails to install. Repo Steps: 1. rm /var/cache/* 2. Attempt to install any package Why this is a bug? Per the LSB, ( http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#VARCACHE), applications should recover from missing files. A user who removes /var/cache/* will experience problems with the installation of software. --- Attempt to install the Sun JDK: sun-dlj-v1-1 license could not be presented try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf' to select a frontend other than noninteractive dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sun- java6-jre_6.26-1oneiric1_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Unpacking sun-java6-bin (from .../sun-java6-bin_6.26-1oneiric1_i386.deb) ... sun-dlj-v1-1 license could not be presented try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf' to select a frontend other than noninteractive dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sun- java6-bin_6.26-1oneiric1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Unpacking sun-java6-jdk (from .../sun-java6-jdk_6.26-1oneiric1_i386.deb) ... sun-dlj-v1-1 license could not be presented try 'dpkg-reconfigure debconf' to select a frontend other than noninteractive -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers natty-updates APT policy: (500, 'natty-updates'), (500, 'natty-security'), (500, 'natty'), (100, 'natty-backports') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages debconf depends on: ii debconf-i18n 1.5.36ubuntu4 full internationalization support ii perl-base 5.10.1-17ubuntu4.1 minimal Perl system Versions of packages debconf recommends: ii apt-utils 0.8.13.2ubuntu4.1 APT utility programs Versions of packages debconf suggests: pn debconf-doc <none> (no description available) pn debconf-utils <none> (no description available) ii libgtk2-perl 2:1.223-1 Perl interface to the 2.x series o pn libnet-ldap-perl <none> (no description available) pn libqtcore4-perl <none> (no description available) pn libqtgui4-perl <none> (no description available) pn libterm-readline-gnu- <none> (no description available) ii perl 5.10.1-17ubuntu4.1 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii whiptail 0.52.11-2ubuntu7 Displays user-friendly dialog boxe -- debconf information: debconf-apt-progress/preparing: * debconf/frontend: Dialog debconf-apt-progress/title: debconf/priority: high debconf-apt-progress/info: debconf-apt-progress/media-change: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
