On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:05:35 -0800 (PST) Lori Nagel <jas...@yahoo.com> wrote:
(heavily trimmed) > For anyone interested in how I broke my package management in > gNewSense (a ubuntu derivative) > read on the terminal commands that I have tried. > I still do not understand what I did that led to it not working > anymore. You don't include the step where you broke the package management, only the parts after. > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get install gtk-devel > [sudo] password for jastiv: > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' > to correct the problem. The key thing to ask at this point is: What did I do to cause this error? > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ dpkg --configure > dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ sudo dpkg --configure > dpkg: --configure needs at least one package name argument [...] > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get -f install > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' > to correct the problem. > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ sudo dpkg --configure -a > [sudo] password for jastiv: > Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu36) ... > update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) > > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 > Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 > update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 > dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Looks like a bug in initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1. kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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