Package: dkms Version: 2.6.1-4 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
After installing a package that needs DKMS, I also wanted to install the kernel headers, to make it usable. I get: […] Unpacking linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64 (4.19.98-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-amd64. Preparing to unpack .../linux-headers-amd64_4.19+105+deb10u3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-headers-amd64 (4.19+105+deb10u3) ... Setting up linux-compiler-gcc-8-x86 (4.19.98-1) ... Setting up linux-kbuild-4.19 (4.19.98-1) ... Setting up linux-headers-4.19.0-8-common (4.19.98-1) ... Setting up linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64 (4.19.98-1) ... /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms: Error! You must be root to use this command. run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms exited with return code 1 Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64.postinst line 11. dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64 (--configure): installed linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-amd64: linux-headers-amd64 depends on linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64; however: Package linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-amd64 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: linux-headers-4.19.0-8-amd64 linux-headers-amd64 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- System Information: Debian Release: 10.3 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.19.0-8-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/lksh Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init) Versions of packages dkms depends on: ii build-essential 12.6 ii coreutils 8.30-3 ii dpkg-dev 1.19.7 ii gcc 4:8.3.0-1 ii kmod 26-1 ii make 4.2.1-1.2 ii patch 2.7.6-3+deb10u1 Versions of packages dkms recommends: ii fakeroot 1.23-1 iu linux-headers-amd64 4.19+105+deb10u3 ii lsb-release 10.2019051400 ii sudo 1.8.27-1+deb10u2 Versions of packages dkms suggests: ii menu 2.1.47+b1 pn python3-apport <none> -- no debconf information
