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Re: apt-get failure: "no script in the new version of the package"



On 28 Jan 2006 00:18:28 -0800
"Ron Hale-Evans" <ludism@gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, I fixed it. I manually downloaded an earlier, more robust version
> of esound-common from ftp.debian.org and did a "dpkg -i". After that I
> ran "apt-get -f install" and now it's whistling clean:
> 
> root@focus:~# dpkg -i esound-common_0.2.35-2_all.deb
> dpkg - warning: downgrading esound-common from 0.2.35-2.1 to 0.2.35-2.
> (Reading database ... 358586 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> Preparing to replace esound-common 0.2.35-2.1 (using
> esound-common_0.2.35-2_all.deb) ...
> error: empty control file at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 621.
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 21
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> dpkg: ... it looks like that went OK.
> Unpacking replacement esound-common ...
> Setting up esound-common (0.2.35-2) ...
> 
> root@focus:~# apt-get -f install
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>   esound-common
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   libwine libwine-print libwine-twain wine wine-utils winetools
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>   esound-common
> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 6 to remove and 1892 not upgraded.
> 8 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/38.2kB of archives.
> After unpacking 11.2MB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
> (Reading database ... 358586 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> Preparing to replace esound-common 0.2.35-2 (using
> .../esound-common_0.2.36-3_all.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement esound-common ...
> (Reading database ... 358542 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> Removing libwine-twain ...
> Removing wine-utils ...
> Removing winetools ...
> Removing libwine-print ...
> Removing wine ...
> Removing libwine ...
> Setting up esound-common (0.2.36-3) ...
> Setting up libesd0 (0.2.36-3) ...
> 
> Setting up esound (0.2.36-3) ...
> Setting up libgnome2-0 (2.10.1-1) ...
> 
> Setting up gnome-about (2.10.2-1) ...
> Setting up libgnome-desktop-2 (2.10.2-1) ...
> 
> Setting up libpanel-applet2-0 (2.10.2-1) ...
> 
> Setting up gnome-panel (2.10.2-1) ...
> Setting up libesd0-dev (0.2.36-3) ...
> root@focus:~#
> 
> I'm not under the impression that anyone is listening; this is kind of
> for my own notes at this point, but if you are listening, honk if you
> love the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

just saw your thread and you solved it before I could suggest trying an earlier version. really! may his noodly appendage guide you. Ramen.

A

> 
> Ron Hale-Evans
> rwhe@ludism.org
> 
> 
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