I have run debian's "bo" since December, 1996.
I nightly mirror the debian packages.
Usually, I use dpkg to update a package, though I have used dselect 20
times.
Last night I used dselect to update packages that I have not updated
with dpkg.
During the installation phase, text flew by on my screen, seldom
pausing. I believe install went well until post-configuration.
As text flew by, I saw some "broken pipe" and either "gzip" or "grep"
errors, until dselect hung on post-configuring xfnt75.
After dselect installation, "gzip" failed, "grep" failed, "fsck"
failed, and of course booting now failed.
At one point, I got a "gzip" off a live RedHat package, then used dpkg
to install gzip and grep, but much more was corrupted. With no log of
dselect transactions, I can not fully identify how dselect corrupted
so many files. So, I give this general message.
I must now get my "yard" emergency disks and reinstall every debian
package.
Jim Burt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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