Bug#172104: marked as done (apt: newbie apt-get rough edges)
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From: "Dan Jacobson" <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>
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Subject: apt: newbie apt-get rough edges
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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: minor
Gentlemen, here are output disturbing to the newbie, when
dist-upgrading from May woody to Oct sid.
I marked my comments with "@@@@".
Preparing to replace libgdbmg1 1.7.3-27 (using .../libgdbmg1_1.7.3-27.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libgdbmg1 ...
dpkg: libdigest-md5-perl: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
libwww-perl depends on libdigest-md5-perl; however:
Package libdigest-md5-perl is to be removed.
debsums depends on libdigest-md5-perl (>= 2.12-2).
(Reading database ... 143638 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libdigest-md5-perl ...
(Reading database ... 143626 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace perl 5.6.1-7 (using .../p/perl/perl_5.8.0-13_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement perl ...
Replacing files in old package perl-doc ...
Preparing to replace libwww-perl 5.64-1 (using .../libwww-perl_5.65-0.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libwww-perl ...
Preparing to replace libjpeg62-dev 6b-5 (using .../libjpeg62-dev_6b-6_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libjpeg62-dev ...
Preparing to replace libjpeg62 6b-5 (using .../libjpeg62_6b-6_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libjpeg62 ...
Preparing to replace imagemagick 4:5.4.4.5-1 (using .../imagemagick_5.4.9.1-1_i386.deb) ...
Can't locate File/Basename.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 17.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 17.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: ... it looks like that went OK.
Unpacking replacement imagemagick ...
Preparing to replace libdps1 4.1.0-16 (using .../libdps1_4.2.1-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libdps1 ...
Preparing to replace libfreetype6 2.1.2-1 (using .../libfreetype6_2.1.2-7_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libfreetype6 ...
(Reading database ... 143807 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libpng-dev ...
Can't locate File/Basename.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1 /usr/share/perl/5.6.1 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 17.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/install-docs line 17.
dpkg: error processing libpng-dev (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
libpng-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
@@@@ well, doesn't it want to give me helpful tips like 'try -f'?
# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
debhelper: Depends: debconf-utils (>= 1.1.1) but 1.0.32 is installed
Depends: po-debconf but it is not installed
debsums: Depends: libdigest-md5-perl (>= 2.12-2)
dwww: Depends: realpath (>= 1.8.1) but 1.7.4 is installed
groff: Depends: groff-base (= 1.18-7) but 1.17.2-15.woody.1 is installed
imagemagick: Depends: libmagick5 (= 4:5.4.9.1-1) but 4:5.4.4.5-1 is installed
libhtml-parser-perl: Depends: perlapi-5.8.0
libmime-base64-perl: Depends: perlapi-5.8.0
mozilla-browser: Depends: libnspr4 (= 2:1.1-1) but 2:0.9.9-6 is installed
mozilla-psm: Depends: libnss3 (= 2:1.1-1) but 2:0.9.9-6 is installed
perl: Depends: perl-base (= 5.8.0-13) but 5.6.1-7 is installed
xbase-clients: Depends: xlibs (> 4.2.0) but 4.1.0-16 is installed
xserver-common: Depends: xfree86-common (> 4.2) but 4.1.0-16 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
@@@@ it should repeat 'install -f' unless it maybe wants me to try
dist-upgrade -f
-----------
Setting up abiword-common (1.0.3+cvs.2002.09.21-1) ...
Updating font configuration of abiword-common...
Cleaning up category x-postscript..
Cleaning up category truetype..
Cleaning up category type1..
Updating category type1..
W: Following package's configuration script returned error(1) during doing do-install-real.
Package: abiword-common
Category: type1
Installing Font: /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts/putri.pfa
Installing ID: Utopia-medium-i
Defoma has set this font as 'exclude' to keep it from being installed.
You can still have it installed by unsetting the 'exclude' mark after the cause of the error gets removed.
W: Following package's configuration script returned error(1) during doing do-install-real.
Package: abiword-common
Category: type1
Installing Font: /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts/putr.pfa
Installing ID: Utopia-medium-i
Defoma has set this font as 'exclude' to keep it from being installed.
You can still have it installed by unsetting the 'exclude' mark after the cause of the error gets removed.
@@@@ that's nice, except that us newbies aren't that sophisticated.
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old file `/etc/X11/sawfish/site-init.d': Directory not empty
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old file `/etc/X11/sawfish': Directory not empty
@@@@ "old file" or "directory"?
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old file `/usr/lib/python2.1/site-packages/gendoc/formatters': Directory not empty
dpkg: warning - unable to delete old file `/usr/lib/python2.1/site-packages/gendoc': Directory not empty
Filehandle STDIN opened only for output at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Dialog.pm line 139, <ERRFH> line 1.
@@@@ anyway, plenty of scary lines, just wanted to let you know.
[Apparently repeated use of -f fixed it it seems.]
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux debian 2.4.18-k7 #1 Sun Apr 14 13:19:11 EST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-12 The GNU stdc++ library
-- no debconf information
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From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#172104: apt: newbie apt-get rough edges
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On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Gentlemen, here are output disturbing to the newbie, when
> dist-upgrading from May woody to Oct sid.
> I marked my comments with "@@@@".
None of these things are APT bugs though, you need to file indivdual bugs
on each individual package causing the message.
> @@@@ well, doesn't it want to give me helpful tips like 'try -f'?
Because that doesn't solve the problem you had.
> @@@@ it should repeat 'install -f' unless it maybe wants me to try
> dist-upgrade -f
It does.
Jason
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