Package: xfree86-common Version: 4.3.0-3 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
I have /bin/sh -> /bin/dash. (-> /bin/bash does not exhibit this problem.) condor:~/django/doupe_lab/data_viewer$ sudo apt-get install xfree86-common Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libx11-6 libxt6 xlibs-data The following packages will be upgraded: libx11-6 libxt6 xfree86-common xlibs-data 4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 190 not upgraded. 71 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/2479kB of archives. After unpacking 36.9kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Preconfiguring packages ... /tmp/xfree86-common.config.9651: 610: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") xfree86-common failed to preconfigure, with exit status 2 (Reading database ... 203147 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.3.0-2 (using .../xfree86-common_4.3.0-3_all.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 631: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0-3_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 618: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 Preparing to replace xlibs-data 4.3.0-2 (using .../xlibs-data_4.3.0-3_all.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 610: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs-data_4.3.0-3_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 610: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 Preparing to replace libx11-6 4.3.0-2 (using .../libx11-6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 611: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 615: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 Preparing to replace libxt6 4.3.0-2 (using .../libxt6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 611: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 615: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")") ... -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.23 Locale: LANG=es_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_US.UTF-8 Versions of packages xfree86-common depends on: ii debconf 1.4.11 Debian configuration management sy ii debianutils 2.7.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t -- debconf information excluded