Bug#355934: openssh-client won't upgrade as there's something wrong with update-alternatives
On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 09:53:18PM +0200, Kim Holviala wrote:
> Package: openssh-client
> Version: 1:4.2p1-7
> Severity: important
>
> A regular apt-get update on my Debian Unstable today failed with the following symptoms:
>
> cube:~# apt-get -f install
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> 3 not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B of archives.
> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Setting up openssh-client (4.2p1-7) ...
> update-alternatives: internal error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/rcp corrupt: manflag
> dpkg: error processing openssh-client (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openssh-server:
> openssh-server depends on openssh-client (= 1:4.2p1-7); however:
> Package openssh-client is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing openssh-server (--configure):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ssh:
> ssh depends on openssh-client; however:
> Package openssh-client is not configured yet.
> ssh depends on openssh-server; however:
> Package openssh-server is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing ssh (--configure):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> openssh-client
> openssh-server
> ssh
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> I can't remember the command which would fix the situation - this is
> my workstation so I'm not too worried about this, but I thought I'd
> report it anyway.
This doesn't seem like an ssh bug; rather smells like some FS
corruption to me.. I'll attach my copy of the relevant file, if that's
useful. Could you send your copy of that file, and then test what
happens if you replace it with my copy?
Thanks
Justin
auto
/usr/bin/rcp
rcp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rcp.1.gz
/usr/bin/scp
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/usr/share/man/man1/scp.1.gz
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