Re: libc6 (2.1.2-3) busted

[Alex Romosan <romosan@adonis.lbl.gov>]

iehrenwald@earthlink.net writes:

> Hi everyone
> 
> I did my nightly apt-get update; apt-get install.  It looks like libc6 is
> broken on my bleeding edge potato box.
> 
> [ian@solvent ~] uname -a
> Linux solvent 2.2.12 #1 SMP Wed Sep 22 07:37:10 EDT 1999 i686 unknown
> 
> (Abit BP6, two Celeron 400s.  Kinda dissapointed with the board.. bleh)
> 
> Setting up libc6 (2.1.2-3) ...
> Current default timezone: 'America/New_York'.
>    Local time is now:      Thu Sep 23 21:27:27 EDT 1999.
>    Universal Time is now:  Fri Sep 24 01:27:27 UTC 1999.
> Run `tzconfig' if you wish to change it.
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/libc6.postinst: /usr/sbin/update-rc.d: Permission denied
> dpkg: error processing libc6 (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libc6
> E: Sub-process returned an error code (1)
> 

what version of dpkg do you have installed? i had the same problem
before downgrading dpkg (and dpkg-dev) from 1.4.1.10 to 1.4.1.9. hope
this helps.

--alex--

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