Re: is dpkg install atomic?

2021-10-26 Thread David Wright
On Tue 26 Oct 2021 at 19:11:50 (+0100), Brian wrote: > Assuming that Ctrl-C while dpkg or apt is running is equivalent to a > power outage, I have found that running the specific command afterwards > is generally successful. And it might be worth adding that if apt is downloading a large package

Re: is dpkg install atomic?

2021-10-26 Thread Brian
On Tue 26 Oct 2021 at 13:57:13 -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 10:31:54AM -0700, Han wrote: > >Hi,  > >This might be a dumb question:  is dpkg installing (or updating) a > > package > >using a .deb file atomic in the event of power outage?  > >By atomic,

Re: is dpkg install atomic?

2021-10-26 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 10:31:54AM -0700, Han wrote: > Hi, > > This might be a dumb question: is dpkg installing (or updating) a package > using a .deb file atomic in the event of power outage? > > By atomic, I meant either the new version of the application is fully > installed, or not at all.

Re: is dpkg install atomic?

2021-10-26 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 10:31:54AM -0700, Han wrote: >Hi,  >This might be a dumb question:  is dpkg installing (or updating) a package >using a .deb file atomic in the event of power outage?  >By atomic, I meant either the new version of the application is fully >installed, or n

is dpkg install atomic?

2021-10-26 Thread Han
Hi, This might be a dumb question: is dpkg installing (or updating) a package using a .deb file atomic in the event of power outage? By atomic, I meant either the new version of the application is fully installed, or not at all. Is this always guaranteed? I read the `man dpkg` doc, but couldn'

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
And the problem is back :-( -- Securely sent with Tutanota. Claim your encrypted mailbox today! https://tutanota.com 13. Apr 2017 19:38 by aquar...@tutanota.de: > I did apt-get install libgl1-nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-dkms > It failed: > The following NEW packages will be installed: >   libg

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
I did apt-get install libgl1-nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-dkms It failed: The following NEW packages will be installed:   libgl1-nvidia-glx 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/7,479 kB of archives. After this operation, 45.8 MB of additional disk space will be

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
After m-a I have choosen the prepare option. It gave this output: Getting source for kernel version: 3.16.0-4-amd64 Kernel headers available in /lib/modules/3.16.0-4-amd64/build Creating symlink... apt-get install build-essential Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree   Readin

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Hans
Am Donnerstag, 13. April 2017, 19:25:01 CEST schrieb Aquarius: > Hans, > > How do I do this when in the menu: When the ncurses GUI is started (ncurses means the ASCII-GUI), then go to and enter the point "Prepare". This will then install all necessary packages. > "This opens a ncurses interfac

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
Hans, How do I do this when in the menu: "This opens a ncurses interface. Check now, if all dependencies (kernel-headers etc. ) are installed. Module-assistant does this for you."? And  can I do:  "Then just install libgl1-nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-dkms" with apt-get install as well? Thanks

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Hans
Additionally I saw, debian offers prebuilt nvidia-kernel-headers for 3.16 kernel. Maybe these are running for your system? I am running kernel 4.9.0-2- *, as I am running debian testing. Hans

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Hans
Ok, maybe try my way: When I install nvidia driver, I first check, if all depenedencies are there. Best way, module-assistant, check, if it is installed. Then try: m-a This opens a ncurses interface. Check now, if all dependencies (kernel-headers etc. ) are installed. Module-assistant does t

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Hans
Am Donnerstag, 13. April 2017, 19:00:00 CEST schrieb Aquarius: > Are you after this info: Yes, it is then 340 driver. I wanted to make sure, you chose the correct driver. > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT > 525M] (rev a1) ? > > -- > Securely sent with Tuta

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
Are you after this info: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 525M] (rev a1) ? -- Securely sent with Tutanota. Claim your encrypted mailbox today! https://tutanota.com 13. Apr 2017 18:49 by hans.ullr...@loop.de: > First of all: Which nvidia card do you have?

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
Yes it was a typo! Purged it now, going to restart and see. I'll be back (I hope ...) thanks. -- Securely sent with Tutanota. Claim your encrypted mailbox today! https://tutanota.com 13. Apr 2017 18:51 by hans.ullr...@loop.de: >> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64 >> d

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Hans
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64 > dpkg --purge libg11-nvidia-glx:amd64 with message: > It is libgl1-nvidia-glx, not libg11-* Is it a typo? Hans

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Hans
First of all: Which nvidia card do you have? lspci shows information. Hans

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
Hi, I switched to init 1. I performed a dkpg --configure on the lib11 etc but it did not work. Then I decided to try remove the packages one by one: dpkg --purge nvidia-glx: succes dpkg --purge nvidia-driver: succes dpkg --purge xserver-xorg-video-nvidia: succes with messages among which: update

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-13 Thread Aquarius
Hi, I tried to find out X I have and it seemed to be lightdm. So I killed that proces but only my GUI was gone. Find and Locate did not find nvidia.ko So this did not work for me. -- Securely sent with Tutanota. Claim your encrypted mailbox today! https://tutanota.com 12. Apr 2017 20:26 by han

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Hans
No, no, it is never too late. If you trust me, I may login to your computer. To do this, I need your IP snd root password, of course. You can also use teamviewer, however, my bandwith is really low, so ssh would be better. You can send me direct to my e-mail address, if you would like to. Bes

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Aquarius
Hans, Don't be sorry (yet). I need some time to figure out some steps. Making a backup now. After that I will re-read your answers and try to try them all. If you or someone would want to do schedule a remote login let me know. As I am doing a Linux course now I would really like to learn from th

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Hans
Am Mittwoch, 12. April 2017, 20:32:30 CEST schrieb Aquarius: Hmm, your package can definetely not installed. Is it possible to remove the packages one-by-one? If you are able, to remove the nvidia packages, you can download the Nvidia- driver from the nvidia web site. It is a file named similar N

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Aquarius
Meanwhile I tried dpkg --configure libgl1-nvidia-glx:amd64 Output: Setting up libgl1-nvidia-glx:amd64 (340.101-1) ... Killed dpkg: error processing package libgl1-nvidia-glx:amd64 (--configure):  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137 Errors were encountered wh

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Hans
Am Mittwoch, 12. April 2017, 20:18:22 CEST schrieb Aquarius: Hmm, bad thing. Maybe you should remove kdm, gdm or whatever loginmanager you are using out of the way, so it will not start after boot and force you into a bad X. Then you can try dpkg-configure -a again. You can also try to delete n

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Aquarius
Thanks Hans. I must add when shutting down I get a black screen with lots of text. The system will not shut down. I have to press the powerbutton and hold it to power it off. After starting up again I performed apt-get --purge remove nvidia-* The output was: root@debian:/home/piet# apt-get --p

Re: Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Hans
Hi Aquarius, looks like you got into trouble with nvidia-driver. You should uninstall these, then doing a dist-upgrade and then conetrate to install the nvidia-driver again. I prefer two possible ways to uninstall all nvidia-packages (but check before telling "y"): apt-get --purge remove nvidi

Problem after dist-upgrade and dpkg install -f (Probably nvidia packages related)

2017-04-12 Thread Aquarius
ot configured  nvidia-driver-->not configured  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-->dependency problems - leaving unconfigured  nvidia-glx-->dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Because of the dependency problems I though I'ld run: dpkg install -f It gives this output: The following

Re: DPKG install fails with read only filesystem on non read-only filesystem

2017-03-26 Thread Felix Winterhalter
Hello again, this is a wonderful case where rubberduck-debugging might have made sense. Right after submitting this mail I found the error. The webserver that runs the install script has a systemd unit with ProtectSystem=full set. This prevents writes to /usr even though its not specifically rea

DPKG install fails with read only filesystem on non read-only filesystem

2017-03-26 Thread Felix Winterhalter
Hello, for various reasons I am currently writing a script to install packages by calling dpkg -i package.deb. This mechanism has worked fine for a while. Now I need to call said script using sudo noninteractively from a webserver. This leads me to my error: Mar 26 11:36:42 debbuilder package-u

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-13 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
; > snippet what you're referring to? (i.e., install something with "dpkg -i" > > and paste the output here) > > > > Thanks, > > Daniel > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-13 Thread Ron Johnson
On 08/12/08 23:25, NewDeb wrote: Here is the output with apt-get install (albeit with --download-only. You get the same output if you were to go ahead with the real install) I am trying to understand the difference between the NEW packages and the Extra packages. Why are they being called out sep

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 09:25:39PM -0700, NewDeb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > Here is the output with apt-get install (albeit with --download-only. You get > the same output if you were to go ahead with the real install) I am trying > to understand the difference between the NEW package

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread NewDeb
> > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/difference-between-NEW-and-Extra-packages-in-dpkg-install-tp18950973p18956802

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:27:23PM -0700, NewDeb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > I am a Debian newbie and was wondering what is the difference between the > NEW and Extra packages that are installed when dpkg -i is used. I don't recognize those offhand as dpkg output. Could you paste

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread Ron Johnson
On 08/12/08 14:27, NewDeb wrote: Hi all, I am a Debian newbie and was wondering what is the difference between the NEW and Extra packages that are installed when dpkg -i is used. Why are you installing with dpkg instead of apt-get or aptitude? -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Do not

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread NewDeb
-- >>> Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF, Ukrainian C++ developer. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF, Ukrainian C++ developer. > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/difference-between-NEW-and-Extra-packages-in-dpkg-install-tp18950973p18951801.html Sent from the Debian User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread Eugene V. Lyubimkin
NewDeb wrote: > Thanks for replying !! > So is it safe to assume that "Extra" list of packages is always a subset of > the New Packages list. No. These categories are completely different. > > Thanks again, > > Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: >> NewDeb wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am a Debian newb

Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread NewDeb
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Re: difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread Eugene V. Lyubimkin
NewDeb wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a Debian newbie and was wondering what is the difference between the > NEW and Extra packages that are installed when dpkg -i is used. > > Thanks NEW packages - packages recently came to repository Extra - packages with priority extra -- Eugene V. Lyubimkin ak

difference between NEW and Extra packages in dpkg install

2008-08-12 Thread NewDeb
Hi all, I am a Debian newbie and was wondering what is the difference between the NEW and Extra packages that are installed when dpkg -i is used. Thanks -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/difference-between-NEW-and-Extra-packages-in-dpkg-install-tp18950973p18950973.html

Re: dpkg install and extract options

2004-12-23 Thread Brian Nelson
On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 10:21:20AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Thursday 23 December 2004 6:48 am, Bahadir Balban wrote: > > just a simple question - > > > > if I use dpkg -i option, does it do anything extra than resolving > > dependencies and extracting the packages? Yes, lots. > It calls

Re: dpkg install and extract options

2004-12-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thursday 23 December 2004 6:48 am, Bahadir Balban wrote: > just a simple question - > > if I use dpkg -i option, does it do anything extra than resolving > dependencies and extracting the packages? It calls debconf to set up the package as well. > In other words, if I know about the dependen

dpkg install and extract options - are they different from installed files' point of view?

2004-12-23 Thread Bahadir Balban
Hi there, just a simple question - if I use dpkg -i option, does it do anything extra than resolving dependencies and extracting the packages? In other words, if I know about the dependencies of my packages, simply using the -x (extract) option, would I get a working installation for a package?

dpkg install and extract options

2004-12-23 Thread Bahadir Balban
just a simple question - if I use dpkg -i option, does it do anything extra than resolving dependencies and extracting the packages? In other words, if I know about the dependencies of my packages, simply using the -x (extract) option, would I get a working installation for a package? Thanks, B

Re: dpkg install

2001-12-28 Thread dman
On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 10:54:56PM -0600, Nori Heikkinen wrote: | from the dpgk(8) manpage, ll. 119-123: | | ACTIONS |dpkg -i | --install package_file... | Install the package. If --recursive or -R option is | specified, package_file must refer to a directory

dpkg install

2001-12-28 Thread Nori Heikkinen
from the dpgk(8) manpage, ll. 119-123: ACTIONS dpkg -i | --install package_file... Install the package. If --recursive or -R option is specified, package_file must refer to a directory instead. shouldn't this be either dpgk -i package_file.deb

RE: Help!! Dependancy Issue with dpkg install!

2001-07-23 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
> > Preparing to replace libc6 2.1.3-18 (using > .../libc6_2.2.3-7_i386.deb) ... > cp: invalid option -- L > Try 'cp --help' for more information. > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.2.3-7_i386.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Help!! Dependancy Issue with dpkg install!

2001-07-22 Thread Kevin Cannon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I finally got the iso burned, the OS installed, and am in the middle of the upgrade to the unstable version so that I can run Xfree86 4.x when I get a series of dependancy errors that seem to all stem to libc6 v.2.1.3-18, which I am attempting to rep

Re: Dpkg install error on Enlightenment Package

2000-02-04 Thread Jens Guenther
On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 01:11:56AM -0800, AU,SCOTT CHUONG wrote: > Tried to upgrade Enlightenment from 0.14 to 0.16 as seen below. I can't > figure out the unknown option about --assert-long-filenames as it's not in > the dpkg --help or in the man files of dpkg. Do I have an outdated dpkg > or an

Dpkg install error on Enlightenment Package

2000-02-04 Thread AU,SCOTT CHUONG
] aubase:/usr2/local# dpkg --install enlightenment_0.16.3-5_i386.deb (Reading database ... 45570 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking enlightenment (from enlightenment_0.16.3-5_i386.deb) ... dpkg: unknown option --assert-long-filenames Type dpkg --help for help about inst

dpkg install errors

1999-12-19 Thread 2
heya I've just been trying to upgrade all my slink stuff to potato and dpkg has been complaining about a pile of files that it can't overwrite because they're "also in package ". It currently seems silly to me as to why a file present in two different packages simultaneously should completely pre

Re: dpkg(install in /usr/local)

1998-09-29 Thread Ed Cogburn
Shao Ying Zhang wrote: > > Hi all, > Could anyone teach me how to use dpkg to install in a specific > directory, such as /usr/local/. > > Thanks! > That would defeat the purpose of dpkg. The maintainers of the deb packages decide (based on File System Standard and Debi

dpkg(install in /usr/local)

1998-09-28 Thread Shao Ying Zhang
Hi all, Could anyone teach me how to use dpkg to install in a specific directory, such as /usr/local/. Thanks! Shao Zhang \\/ 5/28-30 Victoria AVE OxO PENSHURST 2035

Re: dpkg install problem

1997-05-15 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Thu, 15 May 1997, Ken Lauffenburger wrote: > Hello, > > OK you dpkg experts, what is the best way out of this one: > > gecko# dpkg -i gzip_1.2.4-15.deb > (Reading database ... 2582 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace gzip 1.2.4-15 (using gzip_1.2.4-1

Re: dpkg install problem

1997-05-15 Thread Klee Dienes
The problem is that the installation script for 'gzip' wants to update the directory of info files ('/usr/info/dir') to contain a reference to the gzip documentation. When it is unable to find the file '/usr/info/dir', it exits with an error. dpkg takes this to mean that there was something wron

Re: dpkg install problem

1997-05-15 Thread Paul McDermott
Why don't you try dpkg -r gzip. Then dpkg -i gzip_1.2.4-15.deb and see what happens. I hope this helps. Paul On Thu, 15 May 1997, Ken Lauffenburger wrote: > Hello, > > OK you dpkg experts, what is the best way out of this one: > > gecko# dpkg -i gzip_1.2.4-15.deb > (Reading database

dpkg install problem

1997-05-15 Thread Ken Lauffenburger
Hello, OK you dpkg experts, what is the best way out of this one: gecko# dpkg -i gzip_1.2.4-15.deb (Reading database ... 2582 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gzip 1.2.4-15 (using gzip_1.2.4-15.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gzip ... install-inf

Strange dpkg install problem

1996-06-19 Thread Billy Chow
g database ... 15702 files and directories currently installed.) Removing workbone ... Purging configuration files for workbone ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Debian/tmp/upgrades/tmp # which workbone [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Debian/tmp/upgrades/tmp # dpkg --install workbone-2.3-3.deb Selecting previously