Re: problem with apt-get install AND apt-get upgrade
On 12/04/11 15:38, Christian Jakob wrote:
> Good morning,
>
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> No, the problem occurs since a few weeks/months and not only with this package...
There's the clue.
If you can't remember what happened then (mixed repositories, aborted
install, bodgied compile etc) then maybe it's something you don't know
about....
fsck lately?
Are you running SMART?
(I have no clues as to your hardware or setup, and whether it's relevant)
what does:-
apt-get -sf install
give?
> I can NOT install ANY package with apt-get,
> but I CAN install any package manually with dpkg -i packagename.deb.
> I can NOT upgrade the system with apt-get upgrade.
> I have no non-Lenny perl on my system.
>
> If it helps: I can remove packages with apt-cache --purge remove packagename
> I can search packages with apt-cache search packagename.
Tells me apt is working - but doesn't rule out a corrupted database....
>
> Please give me further hints/allusions to the source of the problem!
See above for a start on isolation testing
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Cheers
>
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> There must be some mistake.
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> We don't make mistakes.
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There must be some mistake.
Mistake? [Chuckles]
We don't make mistakes.
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