Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop

["Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com>]

On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 15:52, Eddie wrote:

On 10/10/23 14:41, Bob Crochelt wrote:

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> 

> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 08:11, Anders Andersson wrote:

>> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 1:19 PM Bob Crochelt <rfc56@fastmail.com 

>> <mailto:rfc56@fastmail.com>> wrote:

>> >

>> > Hi:

>> > Fresh install Debian 12.  All seems well.  However, when I install a 

>> new package, in this case fvwm, the package installs fine, but there 

>> is an error at the end...

>> >

>> > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64:

>> > linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 (= 

>> 6.1.52-1); however:

>> >   Package linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 is not configured yet.

>> >

>> > dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure):

>> > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

>> > Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ...

>> > Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...

>> > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ...

>> > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64

>> > raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?

>> > run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited 

>> with return code 1

>> > dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):

>> > installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script 

>> subprocess returned error exit status 1

>> > Errors were encountered while processing:

>> > linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64

>> > linux-image-amd64

>> > initramfs-tools

>> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

>> >

>> > So far all the packages I have installed have worked fine...

>> >

>> > Should I ignore this or do something?

>>

>> This is a bit crazy. It can't be a "fresh install" if you have the

>> amd64 kernel trying to configure the closed firmware for a raspberry

>> pi. Why is "raspi-firmware" installed? What's your actual computer and

>> how did you install debian?

> Installed Debian from Debian 12.0 disk.

> Thanks

> Bob

I had EXACTLY this when I installed Bookworm 12 live when it first came 

out. Dumped "raspi-firmware" and purged. All started to finish their 

upgrade while dpkg was running. All ok since.

Lucky Eddie !

Yes working fine here now. Appreciate all the help

Bob