Public bug reported: Binary package hint: alien
lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch), Release: 9.10 apt-cache policy alien alien: Installed: 8.76 Candidate: 8.76 Version table: *** 8.76 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status i tried alien -d, alien -d -i, alien -k WHAT HAPPENED: sudo alien -d -i MySQL-server-5.4.1-0.glibc23.x86_64.rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: incorrect format: unknown tag error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian. error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package MySQL-server: postinst preinst prerm Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts. mkdir: cannot create directory `MySQL-server-5.4.1': File exists unable to mkdir MySQL-server-5.4.1: at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package.pm line 257. ** Affects: alien (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- alien 8.76 doesn't seem to work under Karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398397 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs