Re: apt-get upgrade
On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 09:20:26AM +1300, Johnno wrote: dpkg package is install, any ideas? One main suggestion: use an appropriate list, you are OT here. -- Francesco P. Lovergine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade
On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 16:20, Johnno wrote: Hello When I do a apt-get upgrade on one the the servers here I get this error message: [snip] NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin. export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin Preferably that'd be in your .bash_profile or similar. -j -- Jeremy L. Gaddis [EMAIL PROTECTED] IS/Network Technician Ivy Tech State College, Bloomington 812.330.6156 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade
echo $PATH as root and see if /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin are in root's path. If they are maybe you issued su instead of su -. Johnno [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/24/04 4:20 PM Hello When I do a apt-get upgrade on one the the servers here I get this error message: Do you want to continue? [Y/n] dpkg: `ldconfig' not found on PATH. dpkg: `start-stop-daemon' not found on PATH. dpkg: `install-info' not found on PATH. dpkg: `update-rc.d' not found on PATH. dpkg: 4 expected program(s) not found on PATH. NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin. E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) dpkg package is install, any ideas? Many Thanks, Johnno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade
* Johnno wrote: NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin. [...] dpkg package is install, any ideas? What's the content of your root's $PATH? Norbert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade
On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 09:20:26AM +1300, Johnno wrote: When I do a apt-get upgrade on one the the servers here I get this error message: Do you want to continue? [Y/n] dpkg: `ldconfig' not found on PATH. dpkg: `start-stop-daemon' not found on PATH. dpkg: `install-info' not found on PATH. dpkg: `update-rc.d' not found on PATH. dpkg: 4 expected program(s) not found on PATH. NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin. E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) dpkg package is install, any ideas? The error message given should be sufficient to fix the problem: NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin. If you're running bash, you should run: PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH export PATH apt-get upgrade Steve -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade or .tgz
On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 14:03, Andrew P. Kaplan wrote: I have an old version of Postfix running on my Debian box. I don't remember if I used apt-get or installed from a .tgz file. If I use apt-get install I am concerned I could end up with two version of Postfix. What's the best way to upgrade. Well, a 'tgz' manual installation will usually place the binaries in /usr/local - also check dpkg -l postfix to see if dpkg thinks it's installed. How does your machine currently launch postfix? Is it from /etc/init.d/postfix ? If not, then it's unlikely to have been installed via apt. There are plenty of other indicators, but these should give you a good start. Cheers, Gavin. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade or .tgz
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:03:51AM -0500, Andrew P. Kaplan wrote: I have an old version of Postfix running on my Debian box. I don't remember if I used apt-get or installed from a .tgz file. If I use apt-get install I am concerned I could end up with two version of Postfix. What's the best way to upgrade. somebody else already posted some ideas on how to tell whether it is a package or not. useful info: dpkg -l postfix* if it's not a package, the best way to upgrade is to backup your postfix config, delete the .tgz install of postfix, and then apt-get install the latest postfix packages. they you never have to worry about it again. if it is a package then just use apt-get to upgrade postfix. craig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade or .tgz
On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 14:03, Andrew P. Kaplan wrote: I have an old version of Postfix running on my Debian box. I don't remember if I used apt-get or installed from a .tgz file. If I use apt-get install I am concerned I could end up with two version of Postfix. What's the best way to upgrade. Well, a 'tgz' manual installation will usually place the binaries in /usr/local - also check dpkg -l postfix to see if dpkg thinks it's installed. How does your machine currently launch postfix? Is it from /etc/init.d/postfix ? If not, then it's unlikely to have been installed via apt. There are plenty of other indicators, but these should give you a good start. Cheers, Gavin.
Re: apt-get upgrade or .tgz
On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:03:51AM -0500, Andrew P. Kaplan wrote: I have an old version of Postfix running on my Debian box. I don't remember if I used apt-get or installed from a .tgz file. If I use apt-get install I am concerned I could end up with two version of Postfix. What's the best way to upgrade. somebody else already posted some ideas on how to tell whether it is a package or not. useful info: dpkg -l postfix* if it's not a package, the best way to upgrade is to backup your postfix config, delete the .tgz install of postfix, and then apt-get install the latest postfix packages. they you never have to worry about it again. if it is a package then just use apt-get to upgrade postfix. craig
Re: apt-get upgrade installs unnecessary users / Cobalt RaQ 3i
On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 11:16:02PM +0100, H.P. Stroebel wrote: hi list, 1) i switched recently from redhat to debian for an internet server installation A very good move. MUCH easier to maintain. i deleted unnecessary users and groups like games, audio etc., but they were reinstalled when doing the first apt-get upgrade. could anyone point me please to some ressources concerning default users/groups, which of them are necessary and how to avoid their reinstallation ? Just ignore them. A group with no members doesn't hurt anything. (They are there as placeholders.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get upgrade installs unnecessary users / Cobalt RaQ 3i
On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 11:16:02PM +0100, H.P. Stroebel wrote: hi list, 1) i switched recently from redhat to debian for an internet server installation A very good move. MUCH easier to maintain. i deleted unnecessary users and groups like games, audio etc., but they were reinstalled when doing the first apt-get upgrade. could anyone point me please to some ressources concerning default users/groups, which of them are necessary and how to avoid their reinstallation ? Just ignore them. A group with no members doesn't hurt anything. (They are there as placeholders.)
