Re: Debconf/Perl-upgrade fails
On Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 01:12:54PM +1100, Russ Pitman wrote:
> As a result of trying to install Xfree-4 ,apt-get installed/removed a
> raft of packages.
>
> The install process finally produced these errors
>
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> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
> Setting up debconf (0.5.21) ...
> Can't locate warnings/register.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.6/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.6
> /usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/local/lib/site_perl
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.005 .) at
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.6/vars.pm line 11.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6/vars.pm line 11.
> Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/lib.pm line 3.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/lib.pm line 3.
> Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 21.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 21.
> dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libglide2:
> libglide2 depends on debconf (>= 0.3.74); however:
> Package debconf is not configured yet.
> d
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> followed by a list of packages failed because debconf was not installed.
>
> I don't understand whether its a problem of debconf or perl.
> What do I need to do, if anything or just wait until updated versions of the
> packages are available?
>
> If this sounds as if I am bushed you are so right.
>
> ----russ----
>
apt-get install perl-5.6
This worked for me.
john
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