> This seems to actually be a cowbuilder problem thus… It *also* seems to be a bug in ncurses packages (ordering problem):
(pbuild4531-sid/i386)root@tglase:/# apt-get install libtinfo6 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libncurses6 libncursesw6 Recommended packages: libgpm2 The following packages will be upgraded: libncurses6 libncursesw6 libtinfo6 3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 49 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/595 kB of archives. After this operation, 8192 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed (Reading database ... 12811 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libncursesw6_6.2+20200918-1_i386.deb ... Unpacking libncursesw6:i386 (6.2+20200918-1) over (6.2-1) ... Preparing to unpack .../libncurses6_6.2+20200918-1_i386.deb ... Unpacking libncurses6:i386 (6.2+20200918-1) over (6.2-1) ... rm: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.6: version `NCURSES6_TINFO_6.2.current' not found (required by /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libncurses.so.6) dpkg: error while cleaning up: rm command for cleanup subprocess returned error exit status 1 dpkg-split: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.6: version `NCURSES6_TINFO_6.2.current' not found (required by /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libncurses.so.6) rm: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.6: version `NCURSES6_TINFO_6.2.current' not found (required by /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libncurses.so.6) dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libtinfo6_6.2+20200918-1_i386.deb (--unpack): rm command for cleanup subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libtinfo6_6.2+20200918-1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) For some reason, libncurses6 does not get ordered before libtinfo6 during installation, leading to this problem. I checked my sid systems (not cowbuilders), and they upgraded cleanly. bye, //mirabilos -- tarent solutions GmbH Rochusstraße 2-4, D-53123 Bonn • http://www.tarent.de/ Tel: +49 228 54881-393 • Fax: +49 228 54881-235 HRB 5168 (AG Bonn) • USt-ID (VAT): DE122264941 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Stefan Barth, Kai Ebenrett, Boris Esser, Alexander Steeg ************************************************* Mit unserem Consulting bieten wir Unternehmen maßgeschneiderte Angebote in Form von Beratung, Trainings sowie Workshops in den Bereichen Softwaretechnologie, IT Strategie und Architektur, Innovation und Umsetzung sowie Agile Organisation. Besuchen Sie uns auf https://www.tarent.de/consulting . Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Kontakt. *************************************************