Bug#583211: update-extlinux: command not found

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 04:13:43PM +0400, alexander barakin wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.26-22lenny1
> Severity: important
> 
> while upgrading kernel from:
> http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main linux-image-2.6.26-2-686
> 2.6.26-22lenny1
> i've got this:
> Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/extlinux
> /etc/kernel/postrm.d/extlinux: line 14: update-extlinux: command not
> found
> 
> command udpate-extlinux is from package extlinux, but this package is
> not installed on my system, and kernel package does not depend on
> package extlinux.

You must have installed and then removed extlinux, leaving the script
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/extlinux.  This is a bug in extlinux - the script
should do nothing if the package has been removed.  You can work around
it by purging extlinux.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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