Hi, Some news on my side too. For a few weeks now this bug has happened to me _at least_ once a day. I often also get the "Error in select()" message. Following your suggestion last week Martin, I have started using xterm rather than gnome-terminal to do "aptitude full-upgrade". Although not a scientific experiment, I have not had the problem for some days though I am still doing two upgrades a day.
Yesterday I forgot and did an upgrade with gnome-terminal and got the same error with an "Error in select()" message. It looks like there is some interaction with gnome-terminal and dpkg which is different from how xterm and dpkg interact. So not scientific but interesting... Chris Martin Emrich wrote: > News on my side: > > I tried to install grub-info (in gnome-terminal), and while apt/dpkg read > read its database, I resized the window, and then I saw this "Error in > select()". > I quickly opened another terminal and hit "ps aux", dpkg still alive. Then > came "272072 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.", I hit "ps > aux" again, and now dpkg is <defunct>. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install grub-doc > Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig > Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut > Reading state information... Fertig > Die folgenden NEUEN Pakete werden installiert: > grub-doc > 0 aktualisiert, 1 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 2 nicht aktualisiert. > Es müssen 278kB Archive geholt werden. > Nach dem Auspacken werden 971kB Plattenplatz zusätzlich benutzt. > Hole:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main grub-doc 0.97-29ubuntu3 [278kB] > Es wurden 278kB in 0s geholt (463kB/s) > Wähle vormals abgewähltes Paket grub-doc. > (Lese Datenbank ... Error in select() > 272072 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind > derzeit installiert.) > > 1-2 minutes later, I hit some keys in the terminal, and suddenly > it went on: > > fvRichte grub-doc ein (0.97-29ubuntu3) ... > ff > > So, from my side, I would rule out update-manager or synaptic as a source > of the problem. > As nobody else posted a "me too" here, I'd say it is triggered either by a > certain software configuration, > or by a certain X configuration. I have an nvidia card with "nvidia" driver, > two displays with nvidia-Xinerama. > > Ciao > > Martin > > -- update-manager freezes due to defunct dpkg process https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134858 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
