Bug#282872: marked as done (Unknown template field '_description')
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Subject: Unknown template field '_description'
From: Kristis Makris <mkgnu@gmx.net>
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Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8
This problem has been around for quite a while. I'm surprised it hasn't
been fixed yet.
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 126689 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xserver-xfree86 4.3.0-0ds2.0.0woody2 (using
.../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xserver-xfree86 ...
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb
(--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/bin/gtf', which is also in package
xbase-clients
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #1 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #2 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #3 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #4 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #5 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #6 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #7 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #8 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #9 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #10 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #11 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #12 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #13 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #14 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #15 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #16 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #17 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #18 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #19 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #20 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #21 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #22 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #23 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #24 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #25 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #26 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #27 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #28 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #29 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #30 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #31 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #32 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #33 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #34 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #35 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #37 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #38 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #39 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #40 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #41 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_choices', in stanza #42 of
/var/lib/dpkg/info/
xserver-xfree86.templates
debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #42 of
/var/lib/dpkg/i
nfo/xserver-xfree86.templates
Wrote X server configuration to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 08:07:42 +0100
To: 282872-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#282872: Unknown template field '_description'
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From: barbier@linuxfr.org (Denis Barbier)
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On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 05:57:26PM -0700, Kristis Makris wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8
>
> This problem has been around for quite a while. I'm surprised it hasn't
> been fixed yet.
> (Reading database ... 126689 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace xserver-xfree86 4.3.0-0ds2.0.0woody2 (using
[...]
> debconf: Unknown template field '_description', in stanza #1 of
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.templates
$ ar p xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb control.tar.gz |\
tar zxf - -O ./templates | grep -i _description
$
So this error comes from another file, maybe your 4.3.0-0ds2.0.0woody2,
you then have to bug its packager.
I am closing this bug, thanks for your report.
Denis
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