* Dom <to...@rpdom.net> [131127 16:53]: > On 27/11/13 08:29, Scott Ferguson wrote: > >On 27/11/13 19:14, John Magolske wrote: > >>* Scott Ferguson<scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> [131126 23:43]: > >>>On 27/11/13 17:46, John Magolske wrote: > >>>>I'm finding I can't install any packages with `aptitude dist-upgrade` > >>>>`aptitude install ...` etc, keep getting this: > >>>> > >>>> % sudo aptitude dist-upgrade > >>>> [...] > >>>> E: APT_HOOK_INFO_FD is not correctly defined. > >>>> E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 returned an error > >>>> code (10) > >>>> E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 > >>>> A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > >> [...] > > When you say "any apt-get install" fails did you actually try exactly > > what I suggested? > > > > # apt-get -sf install
I did try `apt-get -sf install`, the problem was that aptitude and apt-get were both thwarted from installing/removing/purging anything, always getting stuck on that apt-listbugs error message. > To me it looks like it could be an issue with apt-listbugs. > > I'd suggest temporarily removing apt-listbugs using > > dpkg -r apt-listbugs > > then try the "apt-get -f install" again. > > If successful, reinstall apt-listbugs using apt-get after doing all > upgrades required. Yes, that did it! I'd tried to get rid of apt-listbugs before with `aptitude remove apt-listbugs`, but kept getting that error message. Was wondering what lower-level approach would make sense...somehow overlooked dpkg. Familiarizing myself with the ways of dpkg now. Many thanks, John -- John Magolske http://B79.net/contact -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131128210320.ga20...@s70206.gridserver.com
