Bug#235687: new versions of libx11-6 and libxt6 will not install (4.3.0-3)

2004-03-01 Thread James D. Freels
Whoa !  That was it !  /bin/sh was linked to dash. I wonder how long
that had existed here.

I just purged the packages "dash" and "ash" from this system which were
not needed and caused this problem.

These packages and all of the new X11 4.3.0-3 packages are now installed
on this system.

On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 18:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 05:11:11PM -0500, James D. Freels wrote:
> > Both packages will not install which causes ALL of the new X11 packages
> > to not install. Here is the error messages:
> 
> FWIW, they installed/upgraded just fine here. I even tried a clean
> woody->sid chroot dist-upgrade. It works.
> 
> > 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
> 
> What is your /bin/sh symlinked to?
-- 
James D. Freels, Ph.D.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
[EMAIL PROTECTED]




Bug#235687: new versions of libx11-6 and libxt6 will not install (4.3.0-3)

2004-03-01 Thread James D. Freels
Package: libx11-6, libxt6
Version: 4.3.0-3

Both packages will not install which causes ALL of the new X11 packages
to not install. Here is the error messages:

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 ")")
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


I have no work around except to not upgrade.

-- 
James D. Freels, Ph.D.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
[EMAIL PROTECTED]