Try
apt-get -f install
and see if it fixes the problem.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 04 November 2003 12:33
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Apt-get error with package diff
>
>
> on Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 03:01:05PM +0100, Juan Pablo
> Valenzuela
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Hello:
> > my pc frezze in a middle of a dist-upgrade so i
> must to restart. Now the
> > apt-get doesn't work anymore... this is the
> message:
> >
> > # apt-get install diff
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > The following packages will be upgraded
> > diff
> > 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 136
> not upgraded.
> > 1 not fully installed or removed.
> > Need to get 0B/243kB of archives.
> > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will
> be used.
> > (Reading database ... 106117 files and directories
> currently installed.)
> > Preparing to replace diff 2.8.1-4 (using
> > .../archives/diff_2.8.1-5_i386.deb) ...
> > install-info(/usr/share/info/diff.info): failed to
> lock dir for editing!
> > File exists
> > try deleting /usr/share/info/dir.lock ?
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Well, did you?
>
> > This shouldn't happen at
> /usr/share/perl/5.8.1/Text/Wrap.pm line 64.
> > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned
> error exit status 9
> > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead
> ...
> > install-info(/usr/share/info/diff.info): failed to
> lock dir for editing!
> > File exists
> > try deleting /usr/share/info/dir.lock ?
> > This shouldn't happen at
> /usr/share/perl/5.8.1/Text/Wrap.pm line 64.
> > dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/diff_2.8.1-5_i386.deb
> > (--unpack):
> > subprocess new pre-removal script returned error
> exit status 9
> > install-info(/usr/share/info/diff.info): failed to
> lock dir for editing!
> > File exists
> > try deleting /usr/share/info/dir.lock ?
> > This shouldn't happen at
> /usr/share/perl/5.8.1/Text/Wrap.pm line 64.
> > dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> > subprocess post-installation script returned
> error exit status 9
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/diff_2.8.1-5_i386.deb
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error
> code (1)
> >
> > I tried to delete dir.lock, but when I re-run
> apt-get the same error
> > apear....
> >
> > Anybody know what can I do?
> > Pablo
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
> What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?
> The revolution will not be televised.
> You can apt-get it from the usual mirrors,
> however.
> http://www.debian.org/
>
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