Hello Matthias, it looks like your preinst utilizes db_get before sourcing the debconf library, thus preventing any upgrade from Woody which shipped mailscanner_3.13.2-4. If so, shouldn't the severity of this bug be raised?
Find below the message that pointed me to the problem, see <http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/06/msg01125.html> for reference. Cheers, Flo ----- Forwarded message from Sh1t Scared <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- From: Sh1t Scared <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Woody to sarge failure To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:28:23 +0100 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The reported Bug #293667 in mailscanner is preventing a successful upgrade from woody to sarge for me. I get the following error when I perform either apt-get install mailscanner or aptitude -f --with-recommends dist-upgrade ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 22: db_get: command not found dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mailscanner_4.41.3-2_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mailscanner_4.41.3-2_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am left with 65 packages needing either upgrading or installling. Re-installing debconf made no difference. db_get does exists in /usr/share/debconf/confmodule I have tried remove and install. Not sure if its relevant I did have a problem with perl and had to "nudge" it to work. Any other suggestions? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- End forwarded message -----
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