Package: powertweakd Version: 0.99.5-16 Severity: important
# apt-get upgrade [...] Preparing to replace powertweakd 0.99.5-14 (using .../powertweakd_0.99.5-16_i386.deb) ... start-stop-daemon: nothing in /proc - not mounted? (Success) dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/powertweakd_0.99.5-16_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/powertweakd_0.99.5-16_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) [...] # cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/powertweakd.preinst #!/bin/sh set -e # Since some earlier versions of the powertweak package didn't stop the # powertweakd daemon prior to removal we do so here. Don't check for # upgrades for simplicity. if [ -x /usr/sbin/powertweakd ]; then start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --exec /usr/sbin/powertweakd fi You are stopping powertweakd manually without taking care of policy set by policy-rc.d. Please use the invoke-rc.d mechanism instead. See Debian policy section 9.3.3 => http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html If you really have to fix a problem of older package version(s) please consider use of something like 'dpkg --compare-versions ...'. regards, -mika- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
