Re: Removing "modules" and "base"
On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Joost Kooij wrote:
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> On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Johann Spies wrote:
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> > I received my Debian 1.3.1 CD, borrowed a cdrom-drive and installed 1.3.1.
> > Dselect refuses to remove "modules" and "base" and as a result shows
> > "modutils 2.1.35-5" as broken and "base 1.1.0-13" as obsolete.
> >
> > How can I solve this problem?
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> Whatever you do, DO NOT PURGE BASE!! Then you will have a real problem.
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> Even if dselect says it is obsolete, it still owns vital parts of your
> system (try "dpkg -L base" and see for yourself.) So, DO NOT PURGE BASE!!
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> What does dpkg print when it tries to upgrade modutils?
The output of dpkg -i was:
Preparing to replace modutils 2.1.34-5 (using .../base/modutils_2.1.34-5.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/modutils.prerm: /etc/init.d/kerneld: No such file or directory
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: /etc/init.d/kerneld: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing /cdrom/bo/binary-i386/base/modutils_2.1.34-5.deb (--install):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
update-rc.d: warning /etc/init.d/kerneld doesn't exist during rc.d setup.
/var/lib/dpkg/info/modutils.postinst: /etc/init.d/kerneld: No such file or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 126
Johann.
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