Hi
On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 09:53:58PM -0700, tom arnall wrote: > I tried to install dropbox and the result is that apt-get is broken. > (I do not by the way want dropbox on my system and want to purge it > completely.) > > Here is the output which demonstrates the current state of the system: > > --------------- > root@debian:/home/tom# apt-get purge dropbox > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' > to correct the problem. > > root@debian:/home/tom# dpkg --configure -a > Setting up nautilus-dropbox (1.4.0-3) ... > Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. Want > to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/ > > Downloading Dropbox... 100% > --------------- > > > With "Downloading Dropbox... 100%" the system hangs until I do a > ctl-c. I believe that dpkg (which is used by apt anyway) is running the "config" (or post-inst) script of the package. Do you get the same result out of running (as root): /var/lib/dpkg/info/dropbox.config or /var/lib/dpkg/info/dropbox.postinst configure ? I guess if you just want top purge dropbox, then adding an "exit 0" at a strategic place in the script would be sufficient to stop it from breaking dpkg and apt. > i find btw reports of this problem going back to 2012. why is debian > allowing the thing in the repository? It does?? At the very least, I hope it is relegated to "non-free" ... If you can reproduce it, I recommend that you raise a bug on it. Hope this helps -- Karl E. Jorgensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140824090758.GA8651@hawking
