Re: df returning negative file sizes and apt-get not very happy

[Stefan O'Rear <stefanor@cox.net>]

On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 05:07:20PM -0700, Pritpal Dhaliwal wrote:
> so today I was trying to install testing mysql-server and I think I 
> messed couple of things up..
> 
> here is what df returns:
> 
> bigmonster:~# df -h
> Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda2            -3159243779106k  1.0k  0.0k   7% /
> bigmonster:~#
> 
> 
> Here is what apt-cache policy libc6 return:
> bigmonster:~# apt-cache policy libc6
> libc6:
>   Installed: 2.3.2.ds1-16
>   Candidate: 2.3.2.ds1-16
>   Version Table:
>  *** 2.3.2.ds1-16 0
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>      2.2.5-11.5 0
>         500 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org stable/main Packages
>         500 ftp://ftp.debian.org stable/main Packages
>         500 ftp://ftp.lug.udel.edu stable/main Packages
>         500 ftp://linux.csua.berkeley.edu stable/main Packages
>         500 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages
> bigmonster:~#
> 
> 
> 
> and here is what I get when I try to install locales:
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   locales: Depends: glibc-2.2.5-11.5
> E: Sorry, broken packages
> 
> I need locales for mysql-server I believe.
> 
> but I think what I have successfully done is.. confused apt-get big time 
> and now apt-get is not so happy with me.
> 
> can anyone help me to get my df back to normal?  and apt-get too. .
> 
> thanks a lot in advance..

Reinstall woody :)

You can fix apt-get by removing locales and everything that depends on
it.

You can try --reinstall --force-downgrade libc6 down to Woody, but I
wouldn't recommend it, as libc6 is such an essential package.

As for df, ditch it, apt-get install stat, and use 'stat -f /' instead
of 'df /'.

-- 
The world's most effective spam filter:
        ln -sf /dev/full /var/mail/$USER