Thanks, I install the apt-utils then do the dist-upgrade. Don --- Bastiaan Huisman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've noticed this problem too.. And because I had so > much problems getting X > to start, I tried another distro. When (in the other > distro) I found the > problem why my X wouldn't start (which was quite > trivial), I installed > debian again, and this time I did it the right way. > > First I installed potato, I upgraded to kernel > 2.4.12 without any problems > because I guess potato now has those packages needed > to run kernel 2.4.x > too. Then I rebooted and added the apt-sources for > woody. I FIRST did a > apt-get install apt-utils .20 MB of packages where > downloaded for this. > AFTER that I did a dist-upgrade with totally no > problems. > > So I guess this is just a bug in the dist-upgrade > process. To fix this now, > you'll have to install apt-utils and maybe do some > "apt-get --reinstall > install packagename" for all packages that where not > configured the right > way. You might also try "dpkg-reconfigure > packagename" on some packages. > Maybe you could even force a complete reinstall of > the dist-upgrade by doing > a apt-get --reinstall dist-upgrade, but I didn't > test that. > > Bastiaan Huisman > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.student.kun.nl/b.huisman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 1:17 AM > Subject: upgrading to Woody, apt-utils question > > > > Hi All > > I'm running Potato 2.2.r3 on a HP Pavilion 5450 > > (PIII > > 800 MGZ) with a EN2442 Nic Card that I had to > > configure the tulip driver for. > > I did a dist upgrade to Woody and keep receiving > > the error not preconfiguring the package, > apt-utils is > > > > not installed. > > My question is when you do a upgrade like this > why > > isn't apt-utils installed with the upgrade if it > is > > required for configuring the packages? > > Yes I reinstalled 2.2.r2, Potato. > > I have other questions, but will ask them one at > a > > time. > > Any and all responses are appreciated. > > Don > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >
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