Package: bash Version: 3.1-1 Severity: important I hesitated tagging this as RC because it currently breaks unstable installs with D-I....but I leave this up to you, Mathias.
Installing bash with debootstrap fails: Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: Setting up bash (3.1-1) ... Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: cat: Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: /etc/shells Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: : No such file or directory Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: Either another instance of /usr/sbin/add-shell is running, or it was previously interrupted. Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: Please examine /etc/shells.tmp to see if it should be moved onto /etc/shells. Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: Setting up login (4.0.13-7) ... Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: dpkg: error processing bash (--configure): Dec 11 09:22:10 debootstrap: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Dec 11 09:22:11 debootstrap: Dec 11 09:22:11 debootstrap: Setting up lsb-base (3.0-12) ... Dec 11 09:22:11 debootstrap: Setting up passwd (4.0.13-7) ... Dec 11 09:22:14 debootstrap: Dec 11 09:22:14 debootstrap: Setting up initscripts (2.86.ds1-6) ... Dec 11 09:22:16 debootstrap: Dec 11 09:22:16 debootstrap: Setting up sysvinit (2.86.ds1-6) ... Dec 11 09:22:16 debootstrap: sysvinit: creating /dev/initctl Dec 11 09:22:19 debootstrap: init: Dec 11 09:22:19 debootstrap: timeout opening/writing control channel /dev/initctl Dec 11 09:22:19 debootstrap: Dec 11 09:22:19 debootstrap: Setting up debconf-i18n (1.4.62) ... Dec 11 09:22:19 debootstrap: Setting up debconf (1.4.62) ... Dec 11 09:22:20 debootstrap: Dec 11 09:22:20 debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing: Dec 11 09:22:20 debootstrap: bash This can be reproduced with debootstrap itself. It breaks all installs of unstable with Debian Installer, also. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.13-1-686 Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages bash depends on: ii base-files 3.1.9 Debian base system miscellaneous f ii libc6 2.3.5-8.1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libncurses5 5.5-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii passwd 1:4.0.13-7 change and administer password and bash recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]