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From: Ralf Hildebrandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: bzip2 fails to install
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Package: bzip2
Version: 1.0.2-3
Severity: normal
I have no idea how to tackle this:
# dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/bzip2_1.0.2-4_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 95769 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace bzip2 1.0.2-3 (using .../bzip2_1.0.2-4_i386.deb)
...
error: empty control file at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 600.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 21
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
error: empty control file at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 600.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/bzip2_1.0.2-4_i386.deb
(--install):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 21
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/bzip2_1.0.2-4_i386.deb
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages bzip2 depends on:
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.2-4 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
-- no debconf information
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I used
dpkg -L bzip2 | xargs rm -f
to remove all files associated with bzip2 and then lobotomized the
status file and removed the bzip2 entry.
After that I used
apt-get --reinstall install bzip2
and voila, everything works.
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