Package: apt-get Version: apt 0.6.42.1 for linux i386 compiled on Oct 23 2005 11:34:57 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
apt-get is broken, while attempting to install cupsys, libspl1 was scheduled for installation but failed. Any further attempts fail as below. Summary /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by a process "frontend", if you kill the process it restarts and locks the file again, not cleared by a reboot. Looks like a recursive problem. Can't install because of a pending install/reconfigure and can't remove the install from the queue, Catch 22. debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process nimbus:/home/cmc# lsof | grep config.dat frontend 6163 root 4rW REG 8,20 57340 129042 /var/cache/debconf/config.dat nimbus:/home/cmc# fuser -v /var/cache/debconf/config.dat USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /var/cache/debconf/config.dat root 6163 f.... frontend nimbus:/home/cmc# ps aux | grep 6163 root 6163 0.0 0.8 10792 8772 pts/0 S+ 15:03 0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend ./show-menu 0 new root 6616 0.0 0.0 1924 600 pts/1 R+ 15:30 0:00 grep 6163 nimbus:/home/cmc# ps aux | grep 6163 root 6163 0.0 0.8 10792 8772 pts/0 S+ 15:03 0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend ./show-menu 0 new root 6616 0.0 0.0 1924 600 pts/1 R+ 15:30 0:00 grep 6163 nimbus:/home/cmc# kill 6163 nimbus:/home/cmc# ps aux | grep 6163 nimbus:/home/cmc# fuser -v /var/cache/debconf/config.dat USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /var/cache/debconf/config.dat root 6753 f.... frontend Tried apt-get -f install dpkg --configure -a (twice) as per APT HOWTO Tried to identify where frontend comes from, but to no avail. nimbus:/home/cmc# apt-file search /usr/share/debconf/frontend E: No config file found : No such file or directory I have given this a good shot, done my homework, I am completely stuck. Please help. btw, installing etch beta 1 after SATA HDD problem with sarge, see Bug#342359. Regards, Chris -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-686-smp Locale: LANG=en_AU, LC_CTYPE=en_AU (charmap=ISO-8859-1) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
