I have a major problem with my Debian/Testing/Alpha system. In the process of updating my system today via apt-get, apparently dpkg segfaulted. Apparently due to this segfault, my dpkg-dependent files are corrupt. For example, if I issue "dpkg -l", I get an empty response. If I issue a manual dpkg command on an individual package, I get a response such as
fea6:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -i zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb (Reading database ... 0 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking zip (from zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb) ... dpkg: error processing zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb (--install): unable to create updated files list file for package zip: No such file or directory Errors were encountered while processing: zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb fea6:/var/cache/apt/archives# This is a major problem that I do not know how to fix. How do I fix this? Help is appreciated! -- James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory [EMAIL PROTECTED] - work [EMAIL PROTECTED] - home
