Re: dist-upgrade problem (was Re: /etc/modutils/0keep: line 9: keep: command not found)
On Sunday 20 January 2008 12:03, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 11:20:03 -0800, tom arnall wrote:
> > i attempted the distr-upgrade and after i rebooted did:
> >
> > kloro@debian:~$ uname -r
> > 2.6.16.4
>
> I think you should follow the Sarge->Etch upgrade notes, adapting them
> to your somewhat different situation. There are a couple of issues to be
> aware of, and even though most of them might not apply to you, it is
> better to know about all of them. (However, also see my remarks below.)
>
> > so i did the distr-upgrade again. following is the session output. '31
> > not fully installed or removed.' is where it gets interesting:
> >
> > kloro@debian:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree... Done
> > Calculating upgrade... Done
> > The following packages have been kept back:
> > gdk-imlib1 gnome-cups-manager gnome-system-monitor
> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
> > 31 not fully installed or removed.
> > Need to get 0B/118kB of archives.
> > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> > Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
> > Reading package fields... Done
> > Reading package status... Done
> > Retrieving bug reports... Done
> > Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
> > (Reading database ... 203060 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to replace linux-wlan-ng 0.2.5+dfsg+prism2dl-1etch1
> > (using .../linux-wlan-ng_0.2.5+dfsg+prism2dl-1etch1_i386.deb) ...
> > Unpacking replacement linux-wlan-ng ...
> > /etc/modutils/0keep: line 9: keep: command not found
> > Error while executing /etc/modutils/0keep, aborting
> > Note: If /etc/modutils/0keep should not be an executable script, please
> > ensure it does not have execute permission
> > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
> > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
>
> [...]
>
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> You have to change the permissions of /etc/modutils/0keep; it is not
> supposed to be executable. AFAICT, the "keep" in line 9 is meant as a
> directive for modutils, not as a command in a shell script. (There is a
> "keep" executable, which is part of the KDE auto-backup package with the
> same name, but this has nothing to do with modutils.) Your package
> manager will be more or less blocked until this issue is fixed.
>
> Taking a look at the bigger picture, you have to realize that your
> earlier sweeping change of permissions will probably cause many more
> such small (or not so small) breakages in unexpected places. If this
> machine is your "playground" to experiment and learn about Debian then
> this might not be such a bad thing, although I would bet that there are
> better ways to learn than to start from an ill-defined configuration.
> On the other hand, if you want to get any serious work done with this
> computer anytime soon then you might want to consider putting an Etch
> installer CD into its drive and let the installer do its work (after
> backing up your important personal files, of course).
>
> --
> Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer
> Florian |
Florian,
thanks for the sobering advice. i'm doing it today.
tom arnall
arcata
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