> Stupid question: > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.preinst > > comes from the newly extracted package or from the installed libc6 > (2.0.x)?
You mean if the software fails to install completely, is the preinst script in /v/l/d/i from the new or old package? Honestly, I don't know for sure. > I have this nagging feeling that the script there is not the > one which is relevant (but perhaps I simply haven't understood the > mechanism exactly). Let me explain why: I have moved the > libc6.preinst out of the way, tried installing again and the > libc6.preinst script never appears in /var/lib/dpkg/info - the error > is the same! Curious to say the least. It seems to me that perhaps > we are missing the point. You can extract the scripts from the package by using ar. Create a temp directory, run: ar -x libc_2.1.3-4_i386.deb tar -xvzf control.tar.gz You should get the preinst script from the package. This is the script that dpkg should be trying to execute. Eric -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
