Re: Error installing packages in Etch
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:44:37 -0800, Joshua J. Kugler wrote:
> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new pre-installation script: permission
> denied
> dpkg: error
> processing /var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-2_i386.deb
> (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: Permission
> denied
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
If <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=58859> ever gets fixed
then this message will become more informative.
The first error is that the new package's preinst script failed. Switch to
an empty directory and run:
dpkg-deb -e /var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-2_i386.deb
There should then exist a file, DEBIAN/preinst that you can begin to debug
with.
You could also just file a bug against openssh-server for failing to
install correctly. :)
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