Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

I followed your advice and it was one of those scripts that was in an uninterrupted loop (or something like that). However, when I ran it by hand, ie from command line it didn't hang but it didn't seem to do anything either. Later I went into dselect and started removing 'broken packages'. These w

Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

Adam Soltan wrote: > Preconfiguring packages ... > (Reading database ... 105697 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace mozilla-browser 2:1.7.8-1sarge5 (using > .../mozilla-browser_2%3a1.7.8-1sarge6_amd64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement mozilla-browser ... > So instea

Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

Le vendredi 14 juillet 2006 à 17:03 +0200, Adam Soltan a écrit : > Thibaut Paumard wrote: > > Le vendredi 14 juillet 2006 à 15:10 +0200, Adam Soltan a écrit : > > > >>I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance > >>apt-get upgrade it shifts into gear and starts downloading > >

Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

Thibaut Paumard wrote: Le vendredi 14 juillet 2006 à 15:10 +0200, Adam Soltan a écrit : I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance apt-get upgrade it shifts into gear and starts downloading packages but it then hangs while unpacking some of them. Twin ctrl-c:s seem to skip

Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

JB MORLA wrote: On 7/14/06, *Adam Soltan* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Two weeks feels like awfully long time! ;-) /Adam Linas Žvirblis wrote: Adam Soltan wrote: I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance apt-get upgrade it shifts into g

Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

Le vendredi 14 juillet 2006 à 15:10 +0200, Adam Soltan a écrit : > I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance > apt-get upgrade it shifts into gear and starts downloading > packages but it then hangs while unpacking some of them. > Twin ctrl-c:s seem to skip the offending pack

Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

Two weeks feels like awfully long time! ;-) /Adam Linas Žvirblis wrote: Adam Soltan wrote: I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance apt-get upgrade it shifts into gear and starts downloading packages but it then hangs while unpacking some of them. Are you sure that

Re: "Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.

Adam Soltan wrote: > I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance > apt-get upgrade it shifts into gear and starts downloading > packages but it then hangs while unpacking some of them. Are you sure that it really hangs? Unpacking some packages can take a while. -- To UNSUB