I got the following errors after a apt-get dist-upgrade today. apt-get failed on setting up, so I ran dpkg --configure --pending to fix the remaining packages. Below is the output.
tsuess:~# dpkg --configure --pending Setting up eterm (0.8.10-7) ... Checking available versions of eterm-pixmaps, updating links in /etc/alternatives ... (You may modify the symlinks there yourself if desired - see `man ln'.) Automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/eterm-pixmaps are disabled, leaving it alone. To return to automatic updates use `update-alternatives --auto eterm-pixmaps'. Checking available versions of x-terminal-emulator, updating links in /etc/alternatives ... (You may modify the symlinks there yourself if desired - see `man ln'.) Leaving x-terminal-emulator (/usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator) pointing to /usr/bin/X11/xterm. Leaving x-terminal-emulator.1.gz (/usr/share/man/man1/x-terminal-emulator.1.gz) pointing to /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xterm.1x.gz. Global symbol "$username" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 173. Global symbol "$groupname" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 174. Global symbol "$inode" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 178. Execution of /usr/sbin/suidregister aborted due to compilation errors. dpkg: error processing eterm (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 Setting up xscreensaver (3.22-2) ... Global symbol "$username" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 173. Global symbol "$groupname" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 174. Global symbol "$inode" requires explicit package name at /usr/sbin/suidregister line 178. Execution of /usr/sbin/suidregister aborted due to compilation errors. dpkg: error processing xscreensaver (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: eterm xscreensaver tsuess:~# If anyone has any idea what the problem might be, and/or how to fix it, please let me know. Thanks! Todd
