Cannot install .deb files (dpkg parse error)
Here is a snippet of a dselect session, a bit of info, and a couple
of questions:
<snippet>
Do you want to install the files fetched [y]: Installing files...
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0046' near line 1:
newline in field name `#padding'
DPKG ERROR
Do you wish to delete the installed package (.deb) files? [y]:
Removing installed files...
leaving: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/libs/libpaperg_1.0.3-10.deb
leaving: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/libs/zlib1g_1.1.1-0.1.deb
leaving: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/libs/libdb2_2.3.16-7.deb
<. . . and so on . . .>
leaving: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/mail/elm-me+_2.4pl25ME+39-1.deb
leaving: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/mail/mh_6.8.4-25.deb
Do you want to remove debian directory? [n]: y
installation script returned error exit status 1.
Press RETURN to continue.
</snippet>
<info>
I have done a hamm base installation via diskette.
I can telnet into the hamm box.
I can exchange files with an ftp server on my LAN.
I was able to download minicom via ftp and install it with dpkg.
I tried to install a couple of other .debs, but they failed.
I get the same parse error msg whether I run dselect, or dkpg by itself.
Now I can't get any .debs installed.
</info>
<questions>
1) What is the file /var/lib/dpkg/updates/0046? Is this something
created used by dselect during the update phase? (BTW, the "update"
phase of dselect fails every time I run it.)
2) What does "installation script returned error exit status 1" mean?
(I understand what an installation script is, and I understand what an
error is, but what does "exit status 1" mean?)
</questions>
TIA
-David
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