Re: Can't (re)install libapache2-mod-php5 on SID
Csanyi Pal <csanyipal@gmail.com> writes:
> Kailash <listskailash@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Saturday 08 June 2013 01:49 PM, Csanyi Pal wrote:
>
>>> Kailash<listskailash@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:50:40 +0200
>>>> Csanyi Pal<csanyipal@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Joe<joe@jretrading.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:36:18 +0200
>>>>>> Csanyi Pal<csanyipal@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> on my Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) system I can't (re)install
>>>>>>> libapache2-mod-php5 debian package.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It remain half configured after an upgrade process.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In Aptitude interface when I try to reinstall it, I get error
>>>>>>> message: E: Internal Error, No file name for
>>>>>>> libapache2-mod-php5:amd64
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What can I do to solve this problem?
>>>>>
>>>>>> Difficult to say. The current version is 5.5.0~rc2+dfsg-2 and my
>>>>>> previous version upgraded today OK, also sid on amd64. There are new
>>>>>> versions of both apache2 and php5.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What you have sounds like a confused aptitude rather than an apache2
>>>>>> issue. You might first try an update, then a reboot and update, and
>>>>>> if this hasn't cleared the problem, try one of the other tools,
>>>>>> either Synaptic or apt-get dist-upgrade. Synaptic does a
>>>>>> dist-upgrade by default.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I don't remember what I did, probably try in aptitude interface
>>>>> to remove packages, and it's dependencies, but now I have only one
>>>>> package that I can't remove: ldap-account-manager.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I try to purge it in Synaptic, I get the following message:
>>>>>
>>>>> E: ldap-account-manager: subprocess installed post-removal script
>>>>> returned error exit status 1
>>>>>
>>>>> Removing ldap-account-manager ...
>>>>> [ ok ] Reloading web server: apache2.
>>>>> invoke-rc.d: initscript apache2, action "reload" failed.
>>>>> dpkg: error processing ldap-account-manager (--remove):
>>>>> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
>>>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>>>> ldap-account-manager
>>>>> W: Waited for dpkg --assert-multi-arch but it wasn't there - dpkgGo
>>>>> (10: No child processes)
>>>>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>>>>> A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
>>>>>
>>>>> So on my Desktop system, I can't run apache2, and can't remove
>>>>> ldap-account-manager.
>>>>>
>>>>> What I want it the following: to get again a running apache2, php5,
>>>>> and ldap-account-manager.
>>>>>
>>>>> The ldap-account-manager is now Half installed, and can't to do with
>>>>> it anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> Advices?
>>>>>
>>>> I looked at this thread:
>>>> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=110314
>>>>
>>>> And while it's not debian the suggestion was to use the following
>>>> command:
>>>> sudo dpkg --clear-avail&& sudo apt-get update
>>>>
>>>> That seemed to fix it.
>>>> from dpkg man pages:
>>>> --clear-avail
>>>> Erase the existing information about what packages are
>>>> available.
>>>
>>> OK, when I run this command
>>> sudo dpkg --clear-avail&& sudo apt-get update
>>>
>>> and right after that I run
>>> sudo apt-get install ldap-account-manager
>>>
>>> I get the following output with error.
>>>
>>> csanyipal@debian-asztal:~$ sudo apt-get install ldap-account-manager
>>> Reading package lists... Done
>>> Building dependency tree
>>> Reading state information... Done
>>> ldap-account-manager is already the newest version.
>>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 57 not upgraded.
>>> 1 not fully installed or removed.
>>> Need to get 0 B/11.8 MB of archives.
>>> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
>>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
>>> dpkg: error processing ldap-account-manager (--configure):
>>> package ldap-account-manager is not ready for configuration
>>> cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>> ldap-account-manager
>>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>>>
>>> What can I do to solve this problem?
>>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here's one solution:
>> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/troubleshooting-debian-ubuntu-package-upgrades-removals.html
>>
>> One option would be to try dpkg -r <packagename> before you try the
>> above workaround.
>
> Well, in those ldap-account-manager.* files I have instead
> #/bin/sh -e
>
> the lines:
>
> #!/bin/bash set -e
>
> so if I replace all occurance of the 'set -e' with the '#set -e', save
> those files and run
> sudo apt-get --purge remove ldap-account-manager
>
> I can finally purge the ldap-account-manager debian package.
>
> But, now I can't to install it again!
>
> sudo apt-get install ldap-account-manager
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Suggested packages:
> ldap-account-manager-lamdaemon
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> ldap-account-manager
> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 57 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0 B/11.8 MB of archives.
> After this operation, 35.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> Selecting previously unselected package ldap-account-manager.
> dpkg: warning: files list file for package 'ldap-utils' missing;
> assuming package has no files currently installed
> (Reading database ... 428093 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking ldap-account-manager (from
> .../ldap-account-manager_4.1-1_all.deb) ...
> Setting up ldap-account-manager (4.1-1) ...
> ln: failed to create symbolic link
> '/etc/apache2/conf.d/ldap-account-manager': No such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing ldap-account-manager (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> ldap-account-manager
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Advices?
I finally purge ldap-account-manager.
I find help in the documentation here:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_purging_removed_packages_for_good
in the Chapter:
2.3.4. Tidying auto/manual install status
--
Regards from Pal
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