Re: [zw@debian.org: console-tools help]
Sorry, I'm not on the list either :)
> ----- Forwarded message from zhaoway <zw@debian.org> -----
> zw@q ~/debian/c/console-tools
> % sudo dpkg -i console-tools_0.2.3-17_i386.deb
> (Reading database ... 72246 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace console-tools 1:0.2.3-14 (using console-tools_0.2.3-17_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement console-tools ...
> dpkg: error processing console-tools_0.2.3-17_i386.deb (--install):
> failed to realloc for variable buffer: Cannot allocate memory
This looks like a short-of-memory problem on your box, caught by dpkg.
Nothing to do with console-tools.
> And console-tools isn't in testing? Could someone please enlighten me?
It was removed because it broke testing (my fault really). This was
covered somewhat covered in DWN
(http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2001/5/).
--
Yann Dirson <Yann.Dirson@fr.alcove.com> http://www.alcove.fr/
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