Cristian Gutierrez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Hi all. I hope you can give me a clue about this: > >I got stuck trying to upgrade a package with apt, and then trying to do >it with the downloaded package, with dpkg: > >/usr/bin/dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/wajig_1.0.2-1_all.deb (Reading >database ... dpkg: error processing >/var/cache/apt/archives/wajig_1.0.2-1_all.deb (--install): malloc >failed (774715603 bytes): Cannot allocate memory Errors were
[...] >related messages in debian-dpkg, and I'm starting to guess there could >be something b0rked on my disk after today's local power outage... :-( Well, /var was corrupted, and /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list had amazing filesizes and whatnot. fsck did its scary job and now I'm reinstalling some vital packages. /me starts saving for an UPS... -- Cristian Gutierrez http://www.dcc.uchile.cl/~crgutier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber:[EMAIL PROTECTED] How many sado-masochists does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to hold it and one to kick the chair out from under him. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
