Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10
apt-cache policy base-files base-files: Installed: 6.4ubuntu5 Candidate: 6.4ubuntu5 Version table: *** 6.4ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status No apt-get / aptitude options are possible to conduct since dpkg fails consistently against base-files dpkg --configure -a Setting up base-files (6.4ubuntu5) ... + [ ! -e /etc/dpkg/origins/default ] + [ configure = configure ] + [ = ] + install_from_default /usr/share/base-files/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf + [ ! -f /etc/nsswitch.conf ] + install_from_default /usr/share/base-files/dot.profile /root/.profile + [ ! -f /root/.profile ] + install_from_default /usr/share/base-files/dot.bashrc /root/.bashrc + [ ! -f /root/.bashrc ] + install_from_default /usr/share/base-files/profile /etc/profile + [ ! -f /etc/profile ] + install_from_default /usr/share/base-files/networks /etc/networks + [ ! -f /etc/networks ] + install_directory srv 755 root + [ ! -d /srv ] + install_directory opt 755 root + [ ! -d /opt ] + install_directory etc/opt 755 root + [ ! -d /etc/opt ] + install_directory var/opt 755 root + [ ! -d /var/opt ] + install_directory media 755 root + [ ! -d /media ] + install_directory var/mail 2775 mail + [ ! -d /var/mail ] + [ ! -L /var/spool/mail ] + install_directory run/lock 1777 root + [ ! -d /run/lock ] + migrate_directory /var/run /run + [ ! -L /var/run ] + rmdir /var/run rmdir: failed to remove `/var/run': Directory not empty dpkg: error processing base-files (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: base-files ** Affects: base-files (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apt-get base-files dpkg fails failure -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/894642 Title: Ubuntu 11.10: Dpkg fails against base-files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/894642/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs