Bug#579262: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 141: mktemp: not found

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 03:32:28PM +0100, Tom Parker wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.93.4
> Severity: normal
> 
> mkinitramfs needs mktemp, but initramfs-tools doesn't have a dependency
> on mktemp or coreutils >=7.4-1. mktemp is no longer a "Priority:
> required" package. As a result of this I get the following problem.

coreutils is priority required, your box looks broken.
please investigate how it came to missing mktemp.
thanks
 
> palfrey@missfun:[~] sudo dpkg -a --configure
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.93.4) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-amd64
> /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 141: mktemp: not found
> update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-amd64
> dpkg: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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