Public bug reported: $sudo apt-get install debootstrap Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be upgraded: debootstrap 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 76 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/34.4 kB of archives. After this operation, 231 kB of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 346425 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace debootstrap 1.0.42ubuntu0.1 (using .../debootstrap_1.0.42ubuntu0.1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement debootstrap ...
ps shows: root 17493 17456 0 14:11 pts/8 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 101 --unpack --auto-deconfigure /var/cache/apt/archives/debootstrap_1.0.42ubuntu0.1_all.deb root 17500 17493 0 14:11 pts/8 00:00:00 [dpkg-deb] <defunct> I ran apport-cli to collect a trace, but it failed to report it and I couldn't get anything to upload it, so I have attached it to this report ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: dpkg 1.16.7ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: symap_custom_3.5.0_19_generic_x86_64 symev_custom_3.5.0_19_generic_x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Nov 30 14:19:24 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-12 (49 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity ** Attachment added: "apport trace" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085053/+attachment/3447973/+files/_usr_bin_apt-get.0.crash -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085053 Title: dpkg hangs installing debootstrap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1085053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs