Re: Hair-puller

[Erdmut Pfeifer <e.pfeifer@science-computing.de>]

On Sun, Feb 18, 2001 at 12:56:14PM -0500, Don Berkich wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Anybody had trouble with debconf falling over dead on a woody upgrade?
> 
> Specifically:
> 
> --------------------
> Preparing to replace debconf 0.2.80.17 (using debconf_0.5.61_i386.deb)
> ...
> Unpacking replacement debconf ...
> Setting up debconf (0.5.61) ...
> Data::Dumper object version 2.101 does not match $Data::Dumper::VERSION
> 2.09 at /usr/lib/perl/5.6.0/DynaLoader.pm line 219.
> Compilation failed in require at /user/lib/perl5/Debconf/ConfigDb.pm
> line 82.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/Debconf/ConfigDb.pm
> line 82.
> Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 23.
> Begin failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/debconf/frontend line
> 23.
> ---------------------
> 
> whereupon apt chokes.

there was a thread in December centered around a similar problem:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-0012/msg00973.html

the result of the communication continued privately was that there
was a file /usr/lib/perl5/Data/Dumper.pm (probably from an older
version of perl) that should not have been there...
If you also do have that file, try moving it away temporarily and see
if it works then.

Erdmut


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