Bug#65429: boot-floppies installation stopped by tetex-bin bug
Sorry that I was wrong to write 65429@lists.debian.org,
with intention to use 65429@bugs.debian.org.
I send it again for the record on BTS.
In article <m130wJF-000BCUC@megalith.rattlesnake.com>,
at Sat, 10 Jun 2000 21:13:05 -0400 (EDT),
"Robert J. Chassell" <bob@rattlesnake.com> writes:
> But I would not be making this bug report unless
> `apt-get dist-upgrade' and `apt-get -f install' were
> telling me all is well, yet I cannot then install boot-floppies.
Please check /usr/doc/apt/guide.text.gz or
file:///usr/doc/apt/guide.html/ch4.html
It is written that:
4.1. Startup
------------
Before all operations, except update, APT performs a number of actions
to prepare its internal state. It also does some checks of the
systems state. At any time these operations can be performed by
running `apt-get chec'
# apt-get check
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependancy Tree... Done
(snip)
However, if the `-f' option is used to correct a seriously broken
system caused by the first case then it is possible that it will
either fail immediately or the installation sequence will fail. In
either case it is necessary to manually use dpkg (possibly with
forcing options) to correct the situation enough to allow APT to
proceed.
In article <m130a2Q-000BCXC@megalith.rattlesnake.com>,
at Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:26:14 -0400 (EDT),
on Re: Bug#65429: boot-floppies installation stopped by tetex-bin bug,
"Robert J. Chassell" <bob@rattlesnake.com> writes:
> Here are the messages resulting from running apt-get today, 2000 Jun 9:
(snip)
> # apt-get install boot-floppies
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
> cslatex csplain cspsfonts cstexfonts tetex-extra
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> boot-floppies cslatex csplain cspsfonts cstexfonts tetex-extra
> 0 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
> 1 packages not fully installed or removed.
This last line show that your system has 1 package which is
not fully installed or removed. This is the problem your system
already has before trying to install the boot-floppies package.
You have to solve this problem before going to installation
of other packages. Please check the existing documents in
your system.
Have you tried to use "apt-get check" or "dpkg -C" ?
Maybe you should use "dpkg --configure tetex-bin" and report
the result to the maintainer of tetex-bin.
If you need to know the meaning of "--configure" option of dpkg,
then please check the manual of dpkg. (i.e. "man dpkg")
Thanks for your cooperation.
--
Taketoshi Sano: <sano@debian.org>,<sano@debian.or.jp>,<kgh12351@nifty.ne.jp>
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