Public bug reported: Binary package hint: esmtp
installing the esmtp package in 7.10 gives an error about /etc/mailname not found. Here is the output from 'apt-get install esmtp': [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install esmtp Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libesmtp5 Suggested packages: procmail maildrop deliver Recommended packages: esmtp-run The following NEW packages will be installed: esmtp libesmtp5 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 92.7kB of archives. After unpacking 610kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe libesmtp5 1.0.3-1.1 [54.2kB] Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe esmtp 0.5.1-4.1 [38.5kB] Fetched 92.7kB in 6s (15.1kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package libesmtp5. (Reading database ... 99501 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libesmtp5 (from .../libesmtp5_1.0.3-1.1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package esmtp. Unpacking esmtp (from .../esmtp_0.5.1-4.1_i386.deb) ... Setting up libesmtp5 (1.0.3-1.1) ... Setting up esmtp (0.5.1-4.1) ... cat: /etc/mailname: No such file or directory Processing triggers for libc6 ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place ** Affects: esmtp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [7.10] esmtp package installation complains about /etc/mailname not found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160527 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
