Bug#78740: marked as done (Severe apt/debconf/dpkg problem)
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Package: apt
Version: 0.3.19
Package: debconf
Version: 0.5.31
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.7.2
When I invoke `apt-get upgrade' or `dselect [i]nstall' the
preconfiguring hangs. The message printed is:
preconfiguring packages ..
/var/lib/debconf/config.273853: [: -eq: unary operator expected
I am using Debian GNU/Linux woody, kernel 2.2.18-ide
and libc6 2.2-4.
Please help,
Cheers,
Paul.
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Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:36:47 -0800
From: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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Subject: FWD: Re: Bug#78740: Severe apt/debconf/dpkg problem
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----- Forwarded message from Paul van Loosdrecht <p.van.loosdrecht@phys.rug.nl> -----
From: Paul van Loosdrecht <p.van.loosdrecht@phys.rug.nl>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 16:50:20 +0100
To: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#78740: Severe apt/debconf/dpkg problem
Organization: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
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Joey Hess wrote:
>
> Paul van Loosdrecht wrote:
> > When I invoke `apt-get upgrade' or `dselect [i]nstall' the
> > preconfiguring hangs. The message printed is:
> >
> > preconfiguring packages ..
> > /var/lib/debconf/config.273853: [: -eq: unary operator expected
> >
> > I am using Debian GNU/Linux woody, kernel 2.2.18-ide
> > and libc6 2.2-4.
>
> DEBCONF_DEBUG="developer" apt-get upgrade
>
> Show me the log and I will tell you what package is really broken. Your
> bug went to the wrong package.
>
> --
> see shy jo
I figured it out myself, it was in xserver-xfree86. Problem seems to be
solved
now.
Thanks
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