Bug#269841: dpkg: Post install script was run even when there was a error while installing package.
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.23
Severity: normal
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.7
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii dselect 1.10.23 a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
-- no debconf information
Following is a snapshot of messages printed while trying to install the
package.
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tiger:/usr/local/src/linux# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.7_umlhost.1.0_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package kernel-image-2.6.7.
(Reading database ... 183760 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kernel-image-2.6.7 (from kernel-image-2.6.7_umlhost.1.0_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.6.7_umlhost.1.0_i386.deb
(--install):
error creating directory `./usr/share/doc/kernel-image-2.6.7':
Read-only file system
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub .
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file... found:
/boot/grub/menu.lst .
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.7
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.6-1-686
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.3-1-386
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Errors were encountered while processing kernel-image-2.6.7_umlhost.1.0_i386
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