Bug#638068: old busybox

I don't know if this is the same problem. I installed a new kernel (linux-image-3.1.0-1-amd64) which would not finish booting because the initramfs image was unusable. It turned out that upgrading busybox from 1:1.1.3-3 to 1:1.19.3-4 enabled initramfs-tools to construct a working boot image. Pr

Bug#651334: dpkg fails with old tar

Subject: dpkg fails with old tar Package: dpkg Version: 1.16.1.2 Justification: breaks unrelated software Severity: critical *** Please type your report below this line *** I upgraded dpkg from 1.16.0.3 to 1.16.1.2, and was then unable to install, upgrade, or downgrade any other package, or dpkg