As a result of trying to install Xfree-4 ,apt-get installed/removed a
raft of packages.
The install process finally produced these errors
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Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Setting up debconf (0.5.21) ...
Can't locate warnings/register.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5
/usr/lib/perl5/5.6/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6
/usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/local/lib/site_perl
/usr/lib/perl5/5.005/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.005 .) at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.6/vars.pm line 11.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6/vars.pm line 11.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/lib.pm line 3.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/lib.pm line 3.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 21.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 21.
dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libglide2:
libglide2 depends on debconf (>= 0.3.74); however:
Package debconf is not configured yet.
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followed by a list of packages failed because debconf was not installed.
I don't understand whether its a problem of debconf or perl.
What do I need to do, if anything or just wait until updated versions of the
packages are available?
If this sounds as if I am bushed you are so right.
----russ----
