Bug#103289: marked as done (Postinst error in debian-policy)
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Subject: Postinst error in debian-policy
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 19:22:21 +1000
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.1.1.1
When attempting a dist-upgrade from stable->testing->unstable installation
of debian-policy_3.5.5.0_all fails with the following message:
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/debian-policy_3.5.5..0_all.deb (--unpack):
unable to install (supposed) new file into
'var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postinst':Operation not permitted
Errors encounterd while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/debian-policy_3.5.5..0_all.deb
Running 'apt-get remove debian-policy' is more telling
dpkg: error processing debian-policy (--remove):
unable to delete /var/lib/dpkg/info/debian-policy.postinst':Operation not
permitted.
For some reason the perms on debian-policy.postinst are:
br-xr-S--t
and I cannot find a way to remove a block file.
I am using Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable kernel 2.2.17-i386
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To: "Graeme Merrall" <graeme@inetix.com.au>, 103289-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#103289: Postinst error in debian-policy
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From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
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Hi,
Sounds more like that your /var/lib/dpkg/info got corrupted
somehow. The current (3.5.5.0) policy certainly does not have a block
special file as a postinst; and I am unsure what, of anything, policy
maintainers can do to resolve this.
Since the bug is definitely not present in current policy
packages, I am closing this report.
manoj
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