On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 02:47:55PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. > > 1. Does there exist an APT mailing list? > 2. I was installing the exim backports version, when I got a debconf > error message: > > Preconfiguring packages ... > Installed debconf version is broken. Aborting preconfigure. > > Can anyone suggest what I need to do to fix debconf? > > TIA, > Joseph > > > ------------------------------------------------- > Mail sent from: 24.126.78.239 > >
"Broken" is the apt term for a package that is partially installed or partially removed, and for which fixing the problem seems to involve some action that cannot be done automatically. Without debconf properly installed, progress on installing exim will be problematic at best. Debconf is the Debian system for asking configuration questions of the user. You really need it to deal with exim install. First fix whatever is wrong about debconf. Don't worry about exim until you have done so. Luckily, you don't need a fully functional debconf in order to install debconf. Look at what aptitude tells you. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
