Hi, On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 08:02:42PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > * Masatran, R. Deepak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-04-08 > > An computer that I ran Debian Etch on had some faulty hardware. So, I moved > > the hard disk to a new computer. Now, Debian works, except that Aptitude > > gives a segmentation fault when I try to run it. How can I fix this? > > A clarification: This is not a bug in Aptitude, but a problem in the old > hardware. Is it possible to reconstruct the Aptitude database, now that I > have moved to new hardware?
I do not know exact problem but if I were you I do following. 1. Remove aptitude using "apt-get --purge remove aptitude" 2. Install aptitude using "apt-get install aptitude" 3. check if aptitude does not segfault. 4. Clean up auto installed situation using filtering http://wiki.debian.org/DRAptitude Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]