Bug#415265: apt dependency problem in etch db starting with LSB (circular dependency?)
Package: apt
Version: 0.6.46.4-0.1
Circular dependency problem?
I was just calmly upgrading etch and this happened:
apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
20 not fully installed or removed.
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Setting up openbsd-inetd (0.20050402-5) ...
Starting internet superserver: inetdinvoke-rc.d: initscript openbsd-inetd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing openbsd-inetd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of netbase:
netbase depends on openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver; however:
Package openbsd-inetd is not configured yet.
Package inet-superserver is not installed.
Package openbsd-inetd which provides inet-superserver is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing netbase (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-base:
exim4-base depends on netbase; however:
Package netbase is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-base (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4-daemon-light:
exim4-daemon-light depends on exim4-base (>= 4.63); however:
Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of exim4:
exim4 depends on exim4-base (>= 4.63); however:
Package exim4-base is not configured yet.
exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-custom; however:
Package exim4-daemon-light is not configured yet.
Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not installed.
Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed.
dpkg: error processing exim4 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nfs-common:
nfs-common depends on netbase (>= 4.24); however:
Package netbase is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing nfs-common (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ppp:
ppp depends on netbase; however:
Package netbase is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ppp (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kppp:
kppp depends on ppp; however:
Package ppp is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kppp (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kdenetwork:
kdenetwork depends on kppp (>= 4:3.5.5-5); however:
Package kppp is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kdenetwork (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of smbfs:
smbfs depends on netbase (>= 2.02); however:
Package netbase is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing smbfs (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of komba2:
komba2 depends on smbfs; however:
Package smbfs is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing komba2 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ntp:
ntp depends on netbase; however:
Package netbase is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ntp (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ntpdate:
ntpdate depends on netbase; however:
Package netbase is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ntpdate (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of samba:
samba depends on netbase; however:
Package netbase is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lsb-core:
lsb-core depends on exim4 | mail-transport-agent; however:
Package exim4 is not configured yet.
Package mail-transport-agent is not installed.
Package exim4-daemon-light which provides mail-transport-agent is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing lsb-core (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lsb-graphics:
lsb-graphics depends on lsb-core; however:
Package lsb-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing lsb-graphics (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lsb-cxx:
lsb-cxx depends on lsb-core; however:
Package lsb-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing lsb-cxx (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lsb-desktop:
lsb-desktop depends on lsb-graphics; however:
Package lsb-graphics is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing lsb-desktop (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lsb-qt4:
lsb-qt4 depends on lsb-desktop; however:
Package lsb-desktop is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing lsb-qt4 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lsb:
lsb depends on lsb-core; however:
Package lsb-core is not configured yet.
lsb depends on lsb-graphics; however:
Package lsb-graphics is not configured yet.
lsb depends on lsb-cxx; however:
Package lsb-cxx is not configured yet.
lsb depends on lsb-desktop; however:
Package lsb-desktop is not configured yet.
lsb depends on lsb-qt4; however:
Package lsb-qt4 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing lsb (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
openbsd-inetd
netbase
exim4-base
exim4-daemon-light
exim4
nfs-common
ppp
kppp
kdenetwork
smbfs
komba2
ntp
ntpdate
samba
lsb-core
lsb-graphics
lsb-cxx
lsb-desktop
lsb-qt4
lsb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
dali:~#
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