Bug#283368: Same problem upgrading from -5
reopen 283147
thanks
I had this exact same problem upgrading a sarge system from -5 to -10:
===== BEGIN LOG =====
Preparing to replace kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 2.6.8-5 (using
.../kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686_2.6.8-10_i386.deb) ...
The directory /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-686 still exists. Continuing as
directed.
Unpacking replacement kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 ...
The link /initrd.img is a dangling link
Removing symbolic link /initrd.img
Unless you used the optional flag in lilo,
you may need to re-run lilo
Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 (2.6.8-10) ...
====== END LOG =====
> To verify that -10 fixes the problem, reinstall or dpkg -i it on top
> of itself.
I reinstalled -10 on top of itself, using dpkg -i, but it did not
restore the missing symlink. Reinstalling solved the problem only if I
purged the package first.
> This is the case; -9's postrm is the problem, you are correct. And we
> can't do much about that. Since -9 never hit sarge, I'm not worried.
This happened when upgrading from the previous sarge version. I'll
reopen the bug report in case this new information changes anything.
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