Bug#443689: linux-image-2.6.18-5-686: dpkg exits with error when installing package

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

severity 443689 normal
tags 443689 moreinfo
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On Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 02:05:08PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote:
> I'm unable to upgrade my system because	package doesn't install:
> 
> # LC_ALL=C apt-get -f install
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>   linux-image-2.6.18-5-686
> Suggested packages:
>   linux-doc-2.6.18 grub
> Recommended packages:
>   libc6-i686
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   linux-image-2.6.18-5-686
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 461 not upgraded.
> 13 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/16.3MB of archives.
> After unpacking 48.0MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> (Reading database ... 58203 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking linux-image-2.6.18-5-686 (from .../linux-image-2.6.18-5-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2_i386.deb) ...
> Ok, Aborting
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-5-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2_i386.deb (--unpack):
>  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-5-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch2_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

most likely your disk is full, post output of:
df

-- 
maks