[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
@Paul Flint use apt-get -y (assumes 'yes' to all questions with vague degree of intelligence; see the man page) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
Greetings, sudo apt-get install dselect sudo dselect update Did now work for me. :^( What I ended up doing was to take the package file, which contains lines like this: acl install and, using a text editor (maybe eventually sed or awk :^) made them look like this: apt-get install acl 2>>errors Did this to the whole file, then chmod'ed it +x and fired it off... The only real rub is you have to keep hitting enter every now and then in the install. Meh... Flint -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
This isn't a bug. If you don't keep the available file up to date (using dselect update), you can't expect the other dselect features (like apt-get dselect-upgrade) to work. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
Also affects 64-bit version: dpkg version 1.17.5 (amd64) in Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
Also affects dpkg version 1.17.5ubuntu5.3 in Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr), at least the 32-bit release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
I can confirm that sudo dselect update fixes the problem for me, too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
Doing the following fixes this problem for me sudo apt-get install dselect sudo dselect update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1232661] Re: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database
** Description changed: dpkg --set-selections does not work any more to find packages that have not already been installed on the system. If new packages are introduced, an error is produced with no effect on the selections. In the example below, tidy has not yet been installed on the system, but it gives the same result with any other package that has not yet been installed: echo tidy install | dpkg --set-selections dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 1: tidy What should happen is that the package state be set properly so that - apt-get dselect upgrade works. + apt-get dselect-upgrade works. This might be related to Debian bug 684776 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=684776 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: dpkg 1.16.10ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-9.16-generic 3.11.2 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-9-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Sep 29 10:12:58 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-26 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander - Beta amd64+mac (20130925) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232661 Title: dpkg --set-selections : dpkg: warning: package not in database To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1232661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
