apt error: not a valid DEB package
i went to install powershell today and i got this. my immediate
response was the the md5 check sum must not have matched (apt does that
now ... right?). but it installed anyway... wtf?
if it's going to get an error shouldn't it abort?
adam.
$ sudo apt-get install powershell
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
powershell
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 295 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/72.7kB of archives. After unpacking 299kB will be used.
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/powershell_0.80.2000.04.21-3_i386.deb not a valid DEB package.
Selecting previously deselected package powershell.
(Reading database ... 39702 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking powershell (from .../powershell_0.80.2000.04.21-3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up powershell (0.80.2000.04.21-3) ...
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