my dpkg problem fixed!
Well, I fixed the problem. I don't know why, but it
is fixed.
I found v1.6.15 of dpkg for the alpha. I manually extracted
this file using "dpkg-deb -X". I then used the executable
from this package to fix the corrupted system using
"./dpkg -i" for the remaining packages from my update.
I also updated dpkg to v1.9.17. Things seem fine now.
Wow! Was that scary!
>I have a major problem with my Debian/Testing/Alpha
>system. In the process of updating my system today
>via apt-get, apparently dpkg segfaulted. Apparently
>due to this segfault, my dpkg-dependent files are
>corrupt. For example, if I issue "dpkg -l", I get
>an empty response. If I issue a manual dpkg command
>on an individual package, I get a response such as
>
>fea6:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -i zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb
>(Reading database ... 0 files and directories currently
> installed.)
>Unpacking zip (from zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb) ...
>dpkg: error processing zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb (--install):
> unable to create updated files list file for package zip: No
> such file or directory
>Errors were encountered while processing:
> zip_2.30-3_alpha.deb
>fea6:/var/cache/apt/archives#
>
>This is a major problem that I do not know how to fix.
>
>How do I fix this? Help is appreciated!
--
James D. Freels, P.E._i, Ph.D.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
freelsjd@ornl.gov - work
jdfreels@home.com - home
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