When I looked at the preinst script, it seemed to be choking because /usr/share/doc/libdb2-util wasn't a soft link. I think it may not have even existed. I created a temporary directory, made /usr/share/doc/libdb2-util a soft-link to it, tried it again, and everything went fine. It deleted the soft link and did whatever it wanted to do (stuck some documentation in there, or a soft link thereto, or something).
Can someone tell me if I made a big mistake here--or if this approach was previously discussed on the list and I just missed it, let me know. Thanks! --Daniel T. So-and-so (Colin Watson) said thus-and-such: > On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 01:03:06AM +0100, David Gardi wrote: > > Preparing to replace libdb2-util 2:2.7.7.0-2 (using > > .../libdb2-util_2%3a2.7.7.0-3_i386.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libdb2-util_2%3a2.7.7.0-3_i386.deb (--unpack): > > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > Known bug in libdb2-util. You can hack the .deb to fix its preinst > script if you're comfortable with doing that, but you're probably better > off putting libdb2* on hold. > > -- > Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
