Re: upgrade to bookworm causes breakage
On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 17:33:13 -0500, Bob Mroczka wrote:
> I attempted to upgrade my system from debian 11 to 12 following the
> instructions provided at
> https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/update-upgrade-debian-11-to-debian-12-bookworm.
I'm not going to read that web site. I'll just assume it's correct.
What kind of computer are you using?
> dpkg -i gzip_1.12-1_amd64.deb
> tar: This does not look like a tar archive
> tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
> dpkg-deb: error: tar subprocess returned error exit status 2
> dpkg: error processing archive gzip_1.12-1_amd64.deb (--install):
> dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
> Segmentation fault
>
> I attempted to run reportbug from the system but it segfaults after showing
> the list of related bugs.
>
> I am unable to get a backtrace from gdb since gdb segfaults.
My first thought when I saw that error message was that you've got a
corrupted gzip .deb file. But if *everything* is segfaulting, then
you've either got a corrupted libc or kernel, or your computer isn't
supported by Bookworm.
Your error message shows you're using amd64, so my second guess (that
you're on one of the Pentium-era i386 CPUs which has been obsoleted)
is also wrong. I don't know if any specific amd64 CPUs are obsoleted,
but if you post your hardware specs, maybe someone will know more.
If it's not a hardware compatibility issue, then I'm back to "corrupted
file" as the primary guess.
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