Re: unable to install anything
--- Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com> wrote:
> Whenever I try to install any package or update, I
> get an error,
> details of which are provided below.
> This is just an example of the point at which an
> upgrade terminates.
>
> > Preparing to replace base-files 3.0.16 (using
> > .../base-files_3.1_i386.deb) ...
> > dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_3.1_i386.deb
> > (--unpack):
> > fork failed: Cannot allocate memory
> > dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> > fork failed: Cannot allocate memory
> > dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> > fork failed: Cannot allocate memory
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_3.1_i386.deb
> > Processing was halted because there were too many
> errors.
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error
> code (1)
>
> Any ideas what's up and how to fix it?
>
>
> Curtis Vaughan
>
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It's exactly what it says it is: You're out of memory.
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