Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-17 Thread Peter Nelson
Not sure if this is directly related to the other errors but libc6 and base-files are unhappy with each other. Here's the error: Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.2.ds1-19 (using .../libc6_2.3.2.ds1-19.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libc6 ... dpkg: error processing

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-16 Thread Lorenzo Milesi
I just uploaded a patched base-files_3.1.1.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb to alioth. yesterday evening I was trying to do a dist-upgrade but the base-files package won't install. it says it's going to try to overwrite /usr/X11R6/lib64 which is in xfree86-driver-synaptics package. it was previously

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-16 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Lorenzo Milesi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just uploaded a patched base-files_3.1.1.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb to alioth. yesterday evening I was trying to do a dist-upgrade but the base-files package won't install. it says it's going to try to overwrite /usr/X11R6/lib64 which is in

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-16 Thread Lorenzo Milesi
That would be a bug of xfree86-driver-synaptics and nvu. If we even have a usr/X11R6/lib64 link then it belongs in the xfree86 package. The link in base-files is just a hack because it is easier to patch. should I open a bug for this on xfree86-driver-synaptics? I tried removing the package,

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-16 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Lorenzo Milesi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That would be a bug of xfree86-driver-synaptics and nvu. If we even have a usr/X11R6/lib64 link then it belongs in the xfree86 package. The link in base-files is just a hack because it is easier to patch. should I open a bug for this on

upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-15 Thread rdocksey
hi I've just apt-get update/upgrade and upon processing base-files.. (Reading database ... 39651 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace base-files 3.1.0.0.1.pure64 (using .../base-files_3.1.1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement base-files ... dpkg (subprocess): failed

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-15 Thread Lorenzo Milesi
now I can no longer run simple commands! eg I can't ls I'm in the same situation, can neither login, execute su... NOTHING!

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-15 Thread Frederik Schueler
Hi, you need to create the /lib64 - /lib symlink. I just uploaded a patched base-files_3.1.1.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb to alioth. Greetings Frederik Schueler On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 09:08:16AM +, rdocksey wrote: I've just apt-get update/upgrade and upon processing base-files.. (Reading

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-15 Thread Daniel Kobras
now I can no longer run simple commands! eg I can't ls I'm in the same situation, can neither login, execute su... NOTHING! Today's base-files update removed the /lib64 symlink, which isn't too healthy because each binary has /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 hardcoded as its interpreter. You can

Re: upgrading base-files problem

2004-12-15 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Frederik Schueler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, you need to create the /lib64 - /lib symlink. I just uploaded a patched base-files_3.1.1.0.0.1.pure64_amd64.deb to alioth. Greetings Frederik Schueler Args, that was supposed to happen only after/with the glibc changed to take over the