On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 13:47:19 -0500 David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> Bear in mind that depmod itself has been a symlink for quite a while. And still is. However, if the symlink you're expecting isn't there... Fresh install: root@jhegaala:~# ll /sbin/depmod /usr/sbin/depmod lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /usr/sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* root@jhegaala:~# Upgraded: root@hawk:~# ll /sbin/depmod /usr/sbin/depmod ls: cannot access '/usr/sbin/depmod': No such file or directory lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 9 2019 /sbin/depmod -> /bin/kmod* root@hawk:~# Going back to the OP, it appears he has the option to supply the full path to depmod; perhaps he should try that. -- "When we talk of civilization, we are too apt to limit the meaning of the word to its mere embellishments, such as arts and sciences; but the true distinction between it and barbarism is, that the one presents a state of society under the protection of just and well-administered law, and the other is left to the chance government of brute force." - The Rev. James White, Eighteen Christian Centuries, 1889 Key fingerprint = 38DD CE9F 9725 42DD E29A EB11 7514 6D37 A332 10CB https://charlescurley.com