Re: APT-GET problem: does not have a corresponding .info file

["Cem Kamil Kulekci" <avorsi@gmail.com>]

Problem solved. I've just written the info file manually and it worked.

Cem

Here is the info I wrote:

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Loadmodule: evasive_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_evasive.so
Directives:
 DOSHashTableSize
 DOSPageCount
 DOSSiteCount
 DOSPageInterval
 DOSSiteInterval
 DOSBlockingPeriod
Description: Apache module to stop DOS attacks

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2006/5/20, Cem Kamil Kulekci <avorsi@gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> 2006/5/20, Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>:
> > On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 04:29:49PM +0300, Cem Kamil Kulekci wrote:
>
> > **
> > > 1 not fully installed or removed.
> > **
> > this is your problem. until you clear out that 1 package you will not
> > be able to install anything.
>
> It refers to libapache-mod-perl. I've tried more than one but nothing
> happened. Shows earlier tries.
>
> >
> >
> > > Need to get 0B of archives.
> > > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> > > Setting up libapache-mod-perl (1.29.0.3-6sarge1) ...
> > > Error: mod_evasive.so does not have a corresponding .info file.
> > > The above errors might cause apache to not work properly or start
> > > Please refer to the documentation on how to fix it or report it to
> > > Debian Apache Mailing List <debian-apache@lists.debian.org> if in doubt
> > > on how to proceed
> > > dpkg: error processing libapache-mod-perl (--configure):
> > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 20
> > > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > > libapache-mod-perl
> > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> > >
> >
> > I'm curious why it refers you to debian-apache unless there is some
> > apache specific stuff going on here in the install. I would guess this
> > is definitely a packaging bug. Can you unpack the .deb and locate the
> > .info file anywhere? maybe the install scripts are looking in the
> > wrong place.
>
> I've installed it from source code, there is no deb packages for mod_evasive.
>
> http://www.nuclearelephant.com/projects/mod_evasive/mod_evasive_1.10.1.tar.gz
>
> and installation howto:
> http://www.hostgeekz.com/guides/Security/59/Install_mod_evasive.htm
>
> Cem