On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 03:56:28AM -0400, Spencer wrote: > On Friday 10 September 2004 10:47 pm, Jerome R. Acks wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 05:51:55PM -0400, Spencer wrote: > > > Hi again, > > > I can't seem to get around, if that's the right way of putting it, > > > the error I'm still getting while trying to update to sarge. > > > After several hours I always end with this error -- > > > > > > Preparing to replace nano1.0.6-3 (using .. > > > /archives//nano_1.2.4-2_i386.deb) .. > > > update alternative/editor.1: unable to make /usr/man/man1/editor.1.gz. > > > dpkg-tmp a smylink to /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz: No such file or > > > directory > > > > "man update-alternatives" will explain the alternative symlinks in > > /etc/alternatives. > > > > Since /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz doesn't seem to exist, you could > > just try creating the missing symlink and then restart your > > upgrade. On my system I have: > > > > ~$ file /etc/alternatives/editor* > > /etc/alternatives/editor: symbolic link to `/usr/bin/vim' > > /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz: symbolic link to > > `/usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz' ~$ file /usr/share/man/man1/editor* > > /usr/share/man/man1/editor.1.gz: symbolic link to > > `/etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz > > Thanks for replying. On the woody system I'm using I seem to have > these symbolic links, so I quess the link is missing in the sarge's > /etc/alternatives file that gets created when I try to upgrade. If this > is the case why am I the only one experincing this? > Wayne http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=143302 This bug report is from a woody install, but it sure looks close to your problem. 2 years and 150 days old. Maybe unfixed due to lack of enough info to isolate the problem. Maybe you should file a follow-up bug report. > > > > > Simply creating the symlink with ln should get you by this problem; > > although the proper way to would be to use update-alternatives to > > create the symlink. > > > > > dpkg: error processing > > > /var/cache/apt/archives/nano_1.2.4-2.i386.deb(--unpack): subprocess > > > pre - installation script return error exit status 2 > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > /var/cache/apt/archives/nano_1.2.4-2.i386.deb > > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1). > > > > > > Well, thats the error I get. I have tried to google this, but I get > > > no hits and I tried to check the debian archives, still no hit. > > > I don't know if timing out several times on my attempts to update > > > to sarge is a problem or not. But, when I did time out I would > > > just restart the update with - "apt-get -u dist-upgrade". > > > Can someone help me with this problem? -- Jerome
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