samba-common package installation problem
Hi,
I'm trying to install samba-common, but during the
preconfiguration debconf fails...
I don't know whether this is a bug of debconf, of
samba or neither, but google showed me that others
have had the same problem (with different packages)
from time to time, but there has never been a solution
(other than "try to purge and reinstall debconf").
This is what dpkg -i prints (DEBCONF_DEBUG set to "developer"):
debconf (developer): starting /tmp/config.25241 configure 2.999+3.0.alpha23-4
debconf (developer): <-- TITLE Samba Server
debconf (developer): --> 0
debconf (developer): <-- SET samba-common/do_debconf true
debconf (developer): --> 0 value set
debconf (developer): <-- GET samba-common/do_debconf
debconf (developer): --> 0 true
debconf (developer): <-- GET samba-common/workgroup
Use of uninitialized value in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 66, <GEN1> line 4.
Use of uninitialized value in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 29, <GEN1> line 4.
Use of uninitialized value in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 66, <GEN1> line 4.
Use of uninitialized value in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 29, <GEN1> line 4.
debconf (developer): --> 0
debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high samba-common/workgroup
debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked
debconf (developer): <-- GO
Use of uninitialized value in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 66, <GEN1> line 6.
Use of uninitialized value in exists at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/Cache.pm line 29, <GEN1> line 6.
Can't call method "extended_description" on an undefined value at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 80, <GEN1> line 6.
My system (I hope I've included all interesting numbers):
Kernel: 2.4.20
debconf: 1.2.35
samba-common: 2.999+3.0.alpha23-4
perl: 5.8.0-17
I've also debugged the dpkg-preconfigure perl script to see
where exactly the error occurs (and could post that too, if
it should be of any help), but I don't know perl, so I've
been unable to spot the problem myself.
Please tell me how to solve the problem, or redirect me to
another source of information if this issue is already
well-known...
Thanks in advance,
Jan C. Nordholz
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