On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 17:33:13 -0500, Bob Mroczka wrote: > I attempted to upgrade my system from debian 11 to 12 following the > instructions provided at > https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/update-upgrade-debian-11-to-debian-12-bookworm.
I'm not going to read that web site. I'll just assume it's correct. What kind of computer are you using? > dpkg -i gzip_1.12-1_amd64.deb > tar: This does not look like a tar archive > tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors > dpkg-deb: error: tar subprocess returned error exit status 2 > dpkg: error processing archive gzip_1.12-1_amd64.deb (--install): > dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2 > Segmentation fault > > I attempted to run reportbug from the system but it segfaults after showing > the list of related bugs. > > I am unable to get a backtrace from gdb since gdb segfaults. My first thought when I saw that error message was that you've got a corrupted gzip .deb file. But if *everything* is segfaulting, then you've either got a corrupted libc or kernel, or your computer isn't supported by Bookworm. Your error message shows you're using amd64, so my second guess (that you're on one of the Pentium-era i386 CPUs which has been obsoleted) is also wrong. I don't know if any specific amd64 CPUs are obsoleted, but if you post your hardware specs, maybe someone will know more. If it's not a hardware compatibility issue, then I'm back to "corrupted file" as the primary guess.
