Re: apt-get failed to install anything

Siwei Zhang wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives# more /etc/debian_version 3.1 You are using sarge, but your apt repository is pointing to current stable "etch", which makes your apt unusable. You should follow sarge->etch upgrade guide first by refering to etch release note: ht

Re: apt-get failed SOLVED

HI! I had the same error. Upgrading debconf by hand solved it. Thanks! Thorsten On 02-Nov-99 Joey Hess wrote: > > Upgrade debconf by hand to the current version in unstable. > > jack wrote: >> hi, >> >> the error message is: >> >> debian:~# apt-get -f dist-upgrade >> Reading Package Lists...

Re: apt-get failed

I linked /usr/share/debconf/confmodule.sh to /usr/share/debconf/confmodule and then it worked (it was replaced when debconf got installed). I suppose that 'touch /usr/share/debconf/confmodule' might have worked also. On Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 05:49:27PM -0500, jack wrote: > hi, > > the error messa

Re: apt-get failed

Upgrade debconf by hand to the current version in unstable. jack wrote: > hi, > > the error message is: > > debian:~# apt-get -f dist-upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Calculating Upgrade... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > w3-el-e20