retitle 251690 xserver-xfree86: config script exits with status 127 tag 251690 + moreinfo unreproducible thanks On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 08:02:21PM +1000, d20freak@tpg.com.au wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386 > > When I attempt to install xserver-xfree86 with apt-get (exact command: > "apt-get install xserver-xfree86"), I get the following output: > > Preconfiguring packages ... > xserver-xfree86 failed to preconfigure, with exit status 127 > (Reading database ... 120341 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking xserver-xfree86 > (from .../xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error > processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 127 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-1_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I suspect something fishy is going on here. When my maintainer scripts bomb, they are usually quite loud about it. I.e., they actually spew an error message, they do not silently exit with a nonzero status. Please do the following as root: # script # export DEBUG_XFREE86_PACKAGE=true # export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=readline # dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 # exit # mailx -s "Re: Bug#251690: xserver-xfree86: config script exits with status 127" \ 251690@bugs.debian.org < typescript -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux | Ignorantia judicis est calamitas branden@debian.org | innocentis. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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