Bug#235702: upgrade to 4.3.0-3 fails in xfree86-common.config
Package: xfree86-common
Version: 4.3.0-3
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
I have /bin/sh -> /bin/dash. (-> /bin/bash does not exhibit this
problem.)
condor:~/django/doupe_lab/data_viewer$ sudo apt-get install xfree86-common
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libx11-6 libxt6 xlibs-data
The following packages will be upgraded:
libx11-6 libxt6 xfree86-common xlibs-data
4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 190 not upgraded.
71 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/2479kB of archives.
After unpacking 36.9kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Preconfiguring packages ...
/tmp/xfree86-common.config.9651: 610: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
xfree86-common failed to preconfigure, with exit status 2
(Reading database ... 203147 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.3.0-2 (using .../xfree86-common_4.3.0-3_all.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 631: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.3.0-3_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 618: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Preparing to replace xlibs-data 4.3.0-2 (using .../xlibs-data_4.3.0-3_all.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 610: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs-data_4.3.0-3_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 610: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Preparing to replace libx11-6 4.3.0-2 (using .../libx11-6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 611: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 615: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Preparing to replace libxt6 4.3.0-2 (using .../libxt6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 611: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxt6_4.3.0-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 615: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting ")")
...
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.23
Locale: LANG=es_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_US.UTF-8
Versions of packages xfree86-common depends on:
ii debconf 1.4.11 Debian configuration management sy
ii debianutils 2.7.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
-- debconf information excluded
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