Re: stuck on apt-get upgrade; error in version string; apt-get -f install won't help

2013-05-17 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 16 mai 13, 20:27:24, Nick Lidakis wrote: ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libmjpegutils-2.0-0_1%3a2.0.0+debian-2_i386.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libmjpegutils-2.0.so.0.0.0', > which is also in package libmjpegtools-2.0-0:i386 1:2.0

Re: stuck on apt-get upgrade; error in version string; apt-get -f install won't help

2013-05-16 Thread Charles Kroeger
On Fri, 17 May 2013 02:30:01 +0200 Nick Lidakis wrote: > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Here's my version of the same code (1) #apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies...

stuck on apt-get upgrade; error in version string; apt-get -f install won't help

2013-05-16 Thread Nick Lidakis
I don't know how best to proceed without doing more damage. I just recently tried and apt-get upgrade and ran into the following: apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct th

Re: apt-get upgrade error- SOLVED

2011-02-19 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 02/19/2011 05:45 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: so I should do a dist-upgrade. But I already did that to get to squeeze. > I thought I read the release notes& followed along all the way to the > end. Of course it was midnight when I finished:) You replied off-list. I assume that was acci

Re: apt-get upgrade error- SOLVED

2011-02-19 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:39:36 -0500 (EST), Paul Cartwright wrote: > Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> That's because you're doing an "upgrade" instead of a "dist-upgrade". >> With an upgrade, apt is allowed to upgrade packages, but it is not >> allowed to delete packages or install new ones. Those packag

Re: apt-get upgrade error- SOLVED

2011-02-19 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:29:39 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: >>> > virtualbox has been purged from my system, but that file: # ls -l >>> > /var/lib/dpkg/available >>> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25094284 Feb 19 08:00 >>> > /var/lib/dpkg/available >>> > >>> > is rather large... >>> >> Try r

Re: apt-get upgrade error- SOLVED

2011-02-19 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:29:39 -0500 (EST), Paul Cartwright wrote: > that did it!! no more error!!! > the only other question I have is, why are all these packages being held > back?? > # apt-get upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done >

Re: apt-get upgrade error- SOLVED

2011-02-19 Thread Paul Cartwright
> virtualbox has been purged from my system, but that file: # ls -l > /var/lib/dpkg/available > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25094284 Feb 19 08:00 /var/lib/dpkg/available > > is rather large... Try running "dpkg --clear-avail". that did it!! no more error!!! the only other question

Re: apt-get upgrade error

2011-02-19 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:05:56 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: > ever since my upgrade to squeeze I am getting errors like this ( more of > them): > > warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 514018 package > 'virtualbox-2.2': > error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Debian_lenny': invali

apt-get upgrade error

2011-02-19 Thread Paul Cartwright
ever since my upgrade to squeeze I am getting errors like this ( more of them): warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 514018 package 'virtualbox-2.2': error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Debian_lenny': invalid character in revision number warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/availa

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-19 Thread Eric Higgins
I've pulled the flash drive, and ran e2fsck on it, correcting the errors that it found. I also emptied out a number of corrupt .list files, as suggested earlier. This is the error I get now: # apt-get --reinstall install coreutils Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done 0 u

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-19 Thread Eric Higgins
I'm not too worried about losing anything. It's an embedded device which runs off a flash drive, and its only purpose is to act as a file server for a mounted USB drive. I've checked the drive and it's fine, but its entirely possible the flash drive has been corrupted. # cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/wa

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-18 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 07:37:29PM -0800, Eric Higgins was heard to say: > Ah ha, now we are getting somewhere: > > It looks like the coreutils.list file has a script instead of a > filelist. How do I go about fixing this for my system? It looks like it got replaced by the postinst for wameri

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-18 Thread NN_il_Confusionario
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 04:35:37PM -0800, Eric Higgins wrote: > files list file for package `coreutils' contains empty filename the file /var/lib/dpkg/info/coreutils.list seems to be corrupted. Check it (and possibly also the filesystem) In case of dubt, you could try mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/core

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-18 Thread Eric Higgins
Ah ha, now we are getting somewhere: It looks like the coreutils.list file has a script instead of a filelist. How do I go about fixing this for my system? # cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/coreutils.list #!/bin/sh set -e # Automatically added by installdeb-wordlist case "$1" in abort-install|remove)

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-18 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 04:35:37PM -0800, Eric Higgins was heard to say: > Still no luck on this. I can't even seem to force dpkg to upgrade: > > # apt-get -fm install dpkg > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Suggested packages: > lzma > The following packages

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-18 Thread Eric Higgins
Still no luck on this. I can't even seem to force dpkg to upgrade: # apt-get -fm install dpkg Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Suggested packages: lzma The following packages will be upgraded: dpkg 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 59 not upgraded. Ne

Re: apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-17 Thread subscriptions
On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 21:33 +0100, Eric Higgins wrote: > > # apt-get upgrade ... > Preconfiguring packages ... > (Reading database ... dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.13.26_arm.deb (--unpack): > files list file for package `coreutils' contains empty filename > Errors were e

apt-get upgrade error: package `coreutils' contains empty filename ?

2009-01-17 Thread Eric Higgins
I've been unable to upgrade my debian machine for months now, just getting around to trying to fix it. ~$ uname -a Linux NSLUG 2.6.18-6-ixp4xx #1 Tue Feb 12 00:57:53 UTC 2008 armv5tel GNU/Linux I've had some luck with these instructions: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/07/msg03322.html

Re: Apt-Get Upgrade Error - Apache-SSL

2005-05-11 Thread Stephen R Laniel
On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 01:12:53PM -0500, Patrick Kirchner wrote: > Template parse error near `www-sivut.', in stanza #5 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/ > apache-ssl.templates Looks like this bug has been reported: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=308591 -- Stephen R. Laniel [EMAIL PROTEC

Apt-Get Upgrade Error - Apache-SSL

2005-05-11 Thread Patrick Kirchner
Hello,   I'm having a problem updating my system.  I'm getting an error with apache-ssl and I'm not quite sure how to resolve it.   ROOT->apt-get -u upgradeReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following packages have been kept back:  libnewt0.51 python-newt whipt

Apt-Get Upgrade Error - Apache-SSL

2005-05-11 Thread Patrick Kirchner
Hello,   I'm having a problem updating my system.  I'm getting an error with apache-ssl and I'm not quite sure how to resolve it.   ROOT->apt-get -u upgradeReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following packages have been kept back:  libnewt0.51 python-newt whipt

Re: apt-get upgrade error mysql

2004-04-19 Thread Mozzi
On Monday 19 April 2004 17:56, s. keeling wrote: > Incoming from Mozzi: > > I did an apt-get upgrade on woody and I got this error. > > anybody know what this means? > > > > Setting up mysql-server (3.23.49-8.6) ... > > Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. > > ATTENTION: An error is occured. Mor

Re: apt-get upgrade error mysql

2004-04-19 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Mozzi: > > I did an apt-get upgrade on woody and I got this error. > anybody know what this means? > > Setting up mysql-server (3.23.49-8.6) ... > Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. > ATTENTION: An error is occured. More info in /var/log/mysql/mysql.err! ...

apt-get upgrade error mysql

2004-04-19 Thread Mozzi
Hi all Sorry seems there was a problem with previous post I did an apt-get upgrade on woody and I got this error. anybody know what this means? Setting up mysql-server (3.23.49-8.6) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. ATTENTION: An error is occured. More info in /var/log/mysql/mysql.err!

apt-get upgrade error mysql

2004-04-19 Thread Mozzi
Hi all I did an apt-get upgrade on woody and I got this error. anybody know what this means? Setting up mysql-server (3.23.49-8.6) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. ATTENTION: An error is occured. More info in /var/log/mysql/mysql.err! /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server.postinst: line 121:

Re: 'apt-get upgrade' error this morning

2003-04-02 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 09:41:11AM -0500, Rick Pasotto wrote: > I've upgraded lots of packages to testing this morning (the libc6/php4 > problem evidently got fixed) and finally got the following error. > > How do I fix whatever went wrong? > > (Reading database ... 170160 files and directories c

'apt-get upgrade' error this morning

2003-04-01 Thread Rick Pasotto
I've upgraded lots of packages to testing this morning (the libc6/php4 problem evidently got fixed) and finally got the following error. How do I fix whatever went wrong? (Reading database ... 170160 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace ncurses-bin 5.2.20020112a-8 (usi

Re: [debian-user] apt-get upgrade error

2001-07-31 Thread Rüdiger Kuhlmann
>--[Victor Julien]--<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su > Password: > victor:/home/victor# cd / > victor:/# apt-get upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages have been kept back > cdparanoia libcdparanoia0 libcdparanoia0-dev >

apt-get upgrade error

2001-07-31 Thread Victor Julien
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su Password: victor:/home/victor# cd / victor:/# apt-get upgrade Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages have been kept back cdparanoia libcdparanoia0 libcdparanoia0-dev 50 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3

apt-get upgrade error

2001-07-31 Thread Victor Julien
Hi, When I try to run 'apt-get upgrade' i get the following error: victor:/# apt-get upgrade Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages have been kept back cdparanoia libcdparanoia0 libcdparanoia0-dev 50 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remo