Here is a selection of them: Preparing to replace rsh-server 0.10-3 (using .../rsh-server_0.10-4_i386.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/rsh-server.prerm: /usr/sbin/update-inetd: Permission denied dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: /usr/sbin/update-inetd: Permission denied dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/rsh-server_0.10-4_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 /var/lib/dpkg/info/rsh-server.postinst: /usr/sbin/update-inetd: Permission denied dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to replace rsh-client 0.10-3 (using .../rsh-client_0.10-4_i386.deb) ..
... and so on ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/rsh-server_0.10-4_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/rsh-client_0.10-4_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/glibc-doc_2.1.2-3_all.deb E: Sub-process returned an error code (1) And then: Setting up libc6 (2.1.2-3) ... Current default timezone: 'Europe/Rome'. Local time is now: Fri Sep 24 11:26:52 CEST 1999. Universal Time is now: Fri Sep 24 09:26:52 UTC 1999. Run `tzconfig' if you wish to change it. /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.postinst: /usr/sbin/update-rc.d: Permission denied dpkg: error processing libc6 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-tools: console-tools depends on libc6 (>= 2.1); however: Package libc6 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing console-tools (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured ... and so on ... Any idea? Alberto Maurizi