Re: dpkg upgrade

[Wayne Topa <wtopa@dmcom.net>]

	Subject: dpkg upgrade
	Date: Mon, May 07, 2001 at 10:58:35AM +0600

In reply to:V.Suresh

Quoting V.Suresh(oizuamuqs@yahoo.com):
> 
> I often get lots of segfaults when dpkg works - particularly
> when i use apt-get, and apt-get inturn calls dpkg, then dpkg
> segfaults. Though a reboot sets it right sometimes, I think that is not the
> way. My dpkg --version shows 1.6.15 for i386.
>   I read somewhere that dpkg 1.9 is available. Is it possible to upgrade
>   ONLY dpkg? (with apt-get)?

Yes, like this will work
apt-get --reinstall install dpkg
( IIRC that will also upgrade to a newer version if it is available)

BTW, I have dpkg version 1.6.15 installed and do not have the problems
that you discribe.
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