On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Joost Kooij wrote: > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Johann Spies wrote: > ...
> > I received my Debian 1.3.1 CD, borrowed a cdrom-drive and installed 1.3.1. > > Dselect refuses to remove "modules" and "base" and as a result shows > > "modutils 2.1.35-5" as broken and "base 1.1.0-13" as obsolete. > > > > How can I solve this problem? > > Whatever you do, DO NOT PURGE BASE!! Then you will have a real problem. > > Even if dselect says it is obsolete, it still owns vital parts of your > system (try "dpkg -L base" and see for yourself.) So, DO NOT PURGE BASE!! > ... > What does dpkg print when it tries to upgrade modutils? The output of dpkg -i was: Preparing to replace modutils 2.1.34-5 (using .../base/modutils_2.1.34-5.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/modutils.prerm: /etc/init.d/kerneld: No such file or directory dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: /etc/init.d/kerneld: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing /cdrom/bo/binary-i386/base/modutils_2.1.34-5.deb (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 update-rc.d: warning /etc/init.d/kerneld doesn't exist during rc.d setup. /var/lib/dpkg/info/modutils.postinst: /etc/init.d/kerneld: No such file or directory dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 126 Johann. ------------------------------------------------ Johann Spies [EMAIL PROTECTED] Windsorlaan 19 Pietermaritzburg 3201 Suid Afrika (South Africa) Tel. Nr. 0331-46-1310 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
