"Unpacking replacement..." hangs in apt-get.
I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance
apt-get upgrade it shifts into gear and starts downloading
packages but it then hangs while unpacking some of them.
Twin ctrl-c:s seem to skip the offending packages and move on
with other ones. Below is a listing of what it can look like.
Any tips?.. I am running debian 3.1r0a AMD64.
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Get:12 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main libtiff-tools
3.7.2-5 [218kB]
Get:13 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main libxine1
1.0.1-1sarge3 [3933kB]
Get:14 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main mysql-client-4.1
4.1.11a-4sarge4 [849kB]
Get:15 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main ppp
2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1 [346kB]
Fetched 63.6MB in 5m0s (211kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 105697 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mozilla-browser 2:1.7.8-1sarge5 (using
.../mozilla-browser_2%3a1.7.8-1sarge6_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mozilla-browser ...
<CTRL-C><CTRL-C>
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-browser_2%3a1.7.8-1sarge6_amd64.deb
(--unpack):
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
Preparing to replace gnupg 1.4.1-1.sarge3 (using
.../gnupg_1.4.1-1.sarge4_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gnupg ...
Preparing to replace mutt 1.5.9-2 (using
.../mutt_1.5.9-2sarge2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mutt ...
<CTRL-C><CTRL-C>
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/mutt_1.5.9-2sarge2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
Preparing to replace kernel-tree-2.6.8 2.6.8-16sarge2 (using
.../kernel-tree-2.6.8_2.6.8-16sarge3_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kernel-tree-2.6.8 ...
Preparing to replace kernel-source-2.6.8 2.6.8-16sarge2 (using
.../kernel-source-2.6.8_2.6.8-16sarge3_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kernel-source-2.6.8 ...
Preparing to replace kernel-patch-debian-2.6.8 2.6.8-16sarge2 (using
.../kernel-patch-debian-2.6.8_2.6.8-16sarge3_all.deb) ...
...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-browser_2%3a1.7.8-1sarge6_amd64.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/mutt_1.5.9-2sarge2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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/Adam Soltan
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