Public bug reported: Selecting previously unselected package geoip-database-contrib. dpkg: considering removing geoip-database in favour of geoip-database-contrib ... dpkg: yes, will remove geoip-database in favour of geoip-database-contrib (Reading database ... 46544 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack geoip-database-contrib_1.19_all.deb ... Unpacking geoip-database-contrib (1.19) ... Setting up geoip-database-contrib (1.19) ... debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoIPv6.dat.gz Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCityv6-beta/GeoLiteCityv6.dat.gz Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNum.dat.gz Failed to download http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNum.dat.gz Downloading: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/asnum/GeoIPASNumv6.dat.gz
Creating config file /etc/cron.d/geoip-database-contrib with new version update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoLiteCity.dat doesn't exist dpkg: error processing package geoip-database-contrib (--install): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: geoip-database-contrib This is due to Maxmind retiring their v1 geolite database. https://blog.maxmind.com/2018/01/02/discontinuation-of-the-geolite- legacy-databases/ The new versions are at URLs but - more importantly - are in a completely different format. ** Affects: geoip-database-contrib (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811029 Title: Package installation fails when attempting to download GeoIP database files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/geoip-database-contrib/+bug/1811029/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
