I tried an "apt-get dist-upgrade" of my jessie system yesterday, with bad results. It seems that debconf is bricked. Currently, there are three packages that are unpacked but not configured: tzdata, locales, and debconf. (There were originally two: tzdata and locales. I tried reinstalling debconf in an attempt to fix the problem, but that only bricked debconf too. So now there are three. Here's what I get when I attempt to configure debconf. I get similar errors if I attempt to configure either of the other two packages.
----- root@smp6:~# dpkg --configure debconf Setting up debconf (1.5.53) ... Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in string eq at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 17. Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 24. Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 60. Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 61. Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 62. Use of uninitialized value $ARGV[0] in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 72. Use of uninitialized value $r in <HANDLE> at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 72. readline() on unopened filehandle at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 72. dpkg: error processing package debconf (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Segmentation fault) Errors were encountered while processing: debconf root@smp6:~# ----- How did this happen, what can I do to fix it, and how do I make sure that it doesn't happen again? These errors are preventing the rest of the upgrade from going through. I can't go forward, and I can't back out. Fortunately, the system still runs (and boots). -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/2139103177.192469.1402850438863.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
