Chris Wakefield <c_wakefield@shaw.ca> writes:
> Hi all.
>
> I'm stuck with util-linux interrupting upgrades and installations, even manual
> installations as well.
>
> I've tried: apt-get -f install and installing util-linux manually, but I get
> the same interruption.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas to deal with this?
downgrade util-linux?
> Thanks for any input,
> Chris W.
>
> ______________________________
> OUTPUT:
>
> 163 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 40 not upgraded.
> 2 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/134MB of archives.
> After unpacking 39.8MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> Reading changelogs... Done
> /bin/sh: line 1: 16614 Illegal instruction /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure
> --apt
> (Reading database ...
> dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `mysql-server-4.1' missing,
> assuming package has no files currently installed.
> 142219 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace util-linux 2.12p-4.0.0.1.pure64
> (using .../util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement util-linux ...
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb
> (--unpack):
> unable to make backup link of
> `./usr/share/doc/util-linux/examples/getopt-parse.bash.gz' before installing
> new version: Too many links
What does
ls -lhd /usr /usr/share /usr/share/doc /usr/share/doc/util-linux /usr/share/doc/util-linux/examples /usr/share/doc/util-linux/examples/getopt-parse.bash.gz
say?
> /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: line 16: 16627 Illegal instruction
> update-mime
That sounds bad. Is your perl now broken?
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 132
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Does anyone else get this?
MfG
Goswin