Hi all, something happened to my apt-get database in Woody and now when I try to install new packages, run dselect or apt-get upgrade I see this; help appreciated:
(Reading database ... 20068 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace util-linux 2.11h-1 (using .../util-linux_2.11l-3_i386.deb) ... install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.11l-3_i386.deb (--un pack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.11l-3_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Pease do let me know what you think I need to do. Best regards, Patrick
