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Re: infinite loop inside dpkg



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On 03/16/08 15:29, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> The loop that's causing the package installation problems happening here
> is one without an exit so far as software performance behavior on this
> end show.  I can leave aptitude or apt-get run with this error condition
> and they none of them terminate unless and until I hit control-c a
> couple times to stop the program.  If you just hit control-c once dpkg
> tries to recover and goes back to the original error-producing code; you
> hit control-c twice though then you get dropped out to the command
> prompt. I'm going to have to uninstall Debian for the foreseeable future
> until a new version of dpkg comes out because now this operating system
> is broken and will remain so until update ability is restored.

Paste in for us the exact command and error messages.  Otherwise,
it's all just ambiguous crap.

http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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