Bug#282290: dpkg: [U-A] --config exists even when links are broken with one choice
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.10.25
Severity: normal
update-alternatives --config brokencommand
do not update alternatives when there is only one choice since it exit
stating:
osamu@dambo:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config movemail
There is only 1 program which provides movemail
(/usr/lib/xemacs-21.4.15/i386-debian-linux/movemail).
I had broken link from /etc/alternatives/movemail
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii dselect 1.10.25 a user tool to manage Debian packa
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
-- debconf information:
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = (unset),
LC_ALL = (unset),
LANG = "en_US.UTF-8"
are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
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