Re: Apt-get error with package diff

From: Anim Asante (adwoa96_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 11/04/03

  • Next message: Christian Schnobrich: "aptitude and dependency handling" 
    Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:38:58 +0000 (GMT)
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

    Try
             apt-get -f install
     and see if it fixes the problem.
     
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com]
    > Sent: 04 November 2003 12:33
    > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
    > Subject: Re: Apt-get error with package diff
    >
    >
    > on Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 03:01:05PM +0100, Juan Pablo
    > Valenzuela
    > (jpvalenz@puc.cl) wrote:
    > > Hello:
    > > my pc frezze in a middle of a dist-upgrade so i
    > must to restart. Now the
    > > apt-get doesn't work anymore... this is the
    > message:
    > >
    > > # apt-get install diff
    > > Reading Package Lists... Done
    > > Building Dependency Tree... Done
    > > The following packages will be upgraded
    > > diff
    > > 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 136
    > not upgraded.
    > > 1 not fully installed or removed.
    > > Need to get 0B/243kB of archives.
    > > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will
    > be used.
    > > (Reading database ... 106117 files and directories
    > currently installed.)
    > > Preparing to replace diff 2.8.1-4 (using
    > > .../archives/diff_2.8.1-5_i386.deb) ...
    > > install-info(/usr/share/info/diff.info): failed to
    > lock dir for editing!
    > > File exists
    > > try deleting /usr/share/info/dir.lock ?
    > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    >
    > Well, did you?
    >
    > > This shouldn't happen at
    > /usr/share/perl/5.8.1/Text/Wrap.pm line 64.
    > > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned
    > error exit status 9
    > > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead
    > ...
    > > install-info(/usr/share/info/diff.info): failed to
    > lock dir for editing!
    > > File exists
    > > try deleting /usr/share/info/dir.lock ?
    > > This shouldn't happen at
    > /usr/share/perl/5.8.1/Text/Wrap.pm line 64.
    > > dpkg: error processing
    > /var/cache/apt/archives/diff_2.8.1-5_i386.deb
    > > (--unpack):
    > > subprocess new pre-removal script returned error
    > exit status 9
    > > install-info(/usr/share/info/diff.info): failed to
    > lock dir for editing!
    > > File exists
    > > try deleting /usr/share/info/dir.lock ?
    > > This shouldn't happen at
    > /usr/share/perl/5.8.1/Text/Wrap.pm line 64.
    > > dpkg: error while cleaning up:
    > > subprocess post-installation script returned
    > error exit status 9
    > > Errors were encountered while processing:
    > > /var/cache/apt/archives/diff_2.8.1-5_i386.deb
    > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error
    > code (1)
    > >
    > > I tried to delete dir.lock, but when I re-run
    > apt-get the same error
    > > apear....
    > >
    > > Anybody know what can I do?
    > > Pablo
    > >
    > >
    > >
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    > --
    > Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com>
    > http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
    > What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?
    > The revolution will not be televised.
    > You can apt-get it from the usual mirrors,
    > however.
    > http://www.debian.org/
    >
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