It's not something I would have thought of on my own, but it appears to be a dependency in the amd .deb hal package you posted above:
r...@saturn:/home/ded/Downloads# dpkg -i hal_0.5.12+git20090512-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 94344 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace hal 0.5.12~rc1+git20090403-0ubuntu1 (using hal_0.5.12+git20090512-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ... * Stopping Hardware abstraction layer hald [ OK ] Unpacking replacement hal ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hal: hal depends on libblkid1 (>= 2.15~rc2-1ubuntu1); however: Version of libblkid1 on system is 1.41.4-1ubuntu1. dpkg: error processing hal (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: hal Is karmic poison? Why the warning? Thanks. -- hald crashed with SIGSEGV in hotplug_event_begin_add_blockdev when assembling mdraid devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/361689 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs