On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 05:51:55PM -0400, Spencer wrote: > Hi again, > I can't seem to get around, if that's the right way of putting it, > the error I'm still getting while trying to update to sarge. > After several hours I always end with this error -- > > Preparing to replace nano1.0.6-3 (using .. /archives//nano_1.2.4-2_i386.deb) > .. > update alternative/editor.1: unable to make /usr/man/man1/editor.1.gz. > dpkg-tmp a smylink to /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz: No such file or directory
"man update-alternatives" will explain the alternative symlinks in /etc/alternatives. Since /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz doesn't seem to exist, you could just try creating the missing symlink and then restart your upgrade. On my system I have: ~$ file /etc/alternatives/editor* /etc/alternatives/editor: symbolic link to `/usr/bin/vim' /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz: symbolic link to `/usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz' ~$ file /usr/share/man/man1/editor* /usr/share/man/man1/editor.1.gz: symbolic link to `/etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz Simply creating the symlink with ln should get you by this problem; although the proper way to would be to use update-alternatives to create the symlink. > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/nano_1.2.4-2.i386.deb(--unpack): subprocess > pre - installation script return error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/nano_1.2.4-2.i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1). > > Well, thats the error I get. I have tried to google this, but I get > no hits and I tried to check the debian archives, still no hit. > I don't know if timing out several times on my attempts to update > to sarge is a problem or not. But, when I did time out I would > just restart the update with - "apt-get -u dist-upgrade". > Can someone help me with this problem? -- Jerome
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