Re: Another package installation problem

["Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net>]

On Fri, May 26, 2000 at 11:36:12PM -0500, Craig McPherson wrote:
> Cool!  After using Debian almost exclusively for about a year, I discovered
> a brand new error message!  Anybody know what to do about this?  (Error
> marked with a --> at front of line)
> 
> Preparing to replace util-linux 2.10f-5 (using util-linux_2.10f-5_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement util-linux ...
> Setting up util-linux (2.10f-5) ...
> -->install-info: unrecognized option `--description=System V interprocess communication facilities'
> dpkg: error processing util-linux (--install):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> 
> Util-linux is stuck halfway installed, which is keeping me from installing
> a few remaining packages.  Any help on this error would be appreciated.

Update the dpkg package and that error should go away (though methinks
there would be quotes around the string "System V ..."). 

usage: install-info [--version] [--help] [--debug] [--maxwidth=nnn]
             [--section regexp title] [--infodir=xxx] [--align=nnn]
             [--calign=nnn] [--quiet] [--menuentry=xxx] [--info-dir=xxx]
             [--keep-old] [--description=xxx] [--test] [--remove] [--]
             filename

dpkg: 1.6.12.99

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