Re: problems with base-config_2.70_all.deb

[Ed Tomlinson <tomlins@cam.org>]

Forget this.  

I did a second update/upgrade cycle (about 5 minutes after the first)
and 2.71 was found - it fixes this problem.

Thanks
Ed

On Friday 19 August 2005 18:13, Ed Tomlinson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Got back from vacation.  Updating gets the following:
> 
> Setting up base-config (2.70) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-config.postinst: line 59: syntax error near unexpected token `db_fset'
> dpkg: error processing base-config (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> 
> I've reinstalled 2.69 and held the package.  For some reason aptitude, without any messages why, ignores 
> my instructions to hold the pack and keeps trying 2.70 (probably something requires 2.70 - when/if aptitude 
> overides my instructions it SHOULD tell me why!)
> 
> Ideas
> Ed Tomlinson
>