debconf broken - How to repair ?
Dunno if it has to do with the earlier problem, but now debconf is broken
here:
# apt-get install alien Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
alien is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up debconf (1.4.30.13) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 156, in ?
exit_status = not main()
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 146, in main
force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 83, in compile_dir
if not compile_dir(fullname, maxlevels - 1, dfile, force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 83, in compile_dir
if not compile_dir(fullname, maxlevels - 1, dfile, force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 83, in compile_dir
if not compile_dir(fullname, maxlevels - 1, dfile, force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 68, in compile_dir
except py_compile.PyCompileError,err:
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'PyCompileError'
dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of debconf-utils:
debconf-utils depends on debconf (>= 1.3.20); however:
Package debconf is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing debconf-utils (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of debhelper:
debhelper depends on debconf-utils (>= 1.1.1); however:
Package debconf-utils is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing debhelper (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of alien:
alien depends on debhelper (>= 3); however:
Package debhelper is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing alien (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
debconf
debconf-utils
debhelper
alien
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
And I cannot reinstall it either:
# apt-get install --reinstall debconf Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up debconf (1.4.30.13) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 156, in ?
exit_status = not main()
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 146, in main
force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 83, in compile_dir
if not compile_dir(fullname, maxlevels - 1, dfile, force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 83, in compile_dir
if not compile_dir(fullname, maxlevels - 1, dfile, force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 83, in compile_dir
if not compile_dir(fullname, maxlevels - 1, dfile, force, rx, quiet):
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/compileall.py", line 68, in compile_dir
except py_compile.PyCompileError,err:
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'PyCompileError'
dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of debconf-utils:
debconf-utils depends on debconf (>= 1.3.20); however:
Package debconf is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing debconf-utils (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of debhelper:
debhelper depends on debconf-utils (>= 1.1.1); however:
Package debconf-utils is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing debhelper (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of alien:
alien depends on debhelper (>= 3); however:
Package debhelper is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing alien (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
debconf
debconf-utils
debhelper
alien
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
And I did try
# /usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl
#
, but it doesn't help.
I also tried to remove debconf, but then everything gets removed.
Any help on how to repair it will be appreciated !
Uwe
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