Well, I fixed the problem. I don't know why, but it is fixed. I found v1.6.15 of dpkg for the alpha. I manually extracted this file using "dpkg-deb -X". I then used the executable from this package to fix the corrupted system using "./dpkg -i" for the remaining packages from my update. I also updated dpkg to v1.9.17. Things seem fine now.
Wow! Was that scary! >I have a major problem with my Debian/Testing/Alpha >system. In the process of updating my system today >via apt-get, apparently dpkg segfaulted. Apparently >due to this segfault, my dpkg-dependent files are >corrupt. For example, if I issue "dpkg -l", I get >an empty response. If I issue a manual dpkg command >on an individual package, I get a response such as > >fea6:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -i zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb >(Reading database ... 0 files and directories currently > installed.) >Unpacking zip (from zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb) ... >dpkg: error processing zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb (--install): > unable to create updated files list file for package zip: No > such file or directory >Errors were encountered while processing: > zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb >fea6:/var/cache/apt/archives# > >This is a major problem that I do not know how to fix. > >How do I fix this? Help is appreciated! -- James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory [EMAIL PROTECTED] - work [EMAIL PROTECTED] - home
