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Re: dpkg: error processing gawk (--configure)



[2009-06-19 17:38] Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, markus schnalke wrote:
> > 
> > during the installation of `geda' on sid, I received following output:
> > 
> > [...]
> > Setting up gawk (1:3.1.6.dfsg-3) ...
> > update-alternatives: error: alternative nawk can't be slave of awk: it is a master alternative.
> [...]
> > 
> > Anyone who can help me / fix the gawk package / knows what the problem
> > is ...?
> 
> Yes, "rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/nawk". The history of package
> ugprades has left cruft that confuse update-alternatives (which is now
> more strict that it used to be).

This solved it, thanks.

My bug against gawk was a too fast action. I'll care for closing it.



meillo

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