Running Woody, w/2.4.17 kernel for several months. This evening, I attempted apt-get update, upgrade, and an install (icewm). (Screen output of a re-run is attd.) I then ran mandb which made 0 changes! man icewm did not exist. `which icewm` returned nothing. As usual, after an upgrade or install, I ran a script that compares the current installed pkgs to the previous list and cats the diff to a changelog. The result said I had removed ~1400 packages. 8-( dpkg -l returns to the prompt with no output.
The previous update/upgrade went normally. /var/lib/dpkg/available seems normal (readable) and ~7megs. ./status also looks normal. There are no error messages, so previous posts that I found don't seem applicable (only 1 of those got any response, and I didn't understand the answer--see Kent West/Collin Watson, 3/18, subj: need dpkg expert). Likely something simple, let's hope, so point the direction and I'll run 'til I hit a wall. tnx, -- gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... The following extra packages will be installed: icewm-common The following NEW packages will be installed: icewm icewm-common 0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/471kB of archives. After unpacking 2204kB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/main Packages Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/main Release Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/contrib Packages Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/contrib Release Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/non-free Packages Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/non-free Release Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/main Sources Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/main Release Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/contrib Sources Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/contrib Release Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/non-free Sources Hit http://http.us.debian.org woody/non-free Release Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/main Packages Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/main Release Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/contrib Packages Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/contrib Release Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/non-free Packages Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/non-free Release Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/main Sources Hit http://non-us.debian.org woody/non-US/main Release Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree...
Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... 11 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/5319kB of archives. After unpacking 557kB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
