Bug#390038: linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp: purge gives an error
Package: linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp
Version: 2.6.16-18
Severity: normal
I get this, the same that I get while trying to purge
linux-image-2.6.15-1-amd64-generic:
# dpkg --purge linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp
(Reading database ... 171950 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp ...
Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-amd64
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-amd64-k8-smp
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp
Since the postrm script is written in Perl, i don't know of a simple way
to debug it and see where it fails. I gladly accept suggestions for
diagnosing this problem.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-amd64-k8-smp
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=it_IT@euro (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp depends on:
ii e2fsprogs 1.39-1 ext2 file system utilities and lib
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.80 tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
linux-image-2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp recommends no packages.
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