Hi there,



I found out one of our machine have problems to install anything using
apt-get.

The following are the errors. Could someone please? Thanks.



Kevin SZ



root@web3-eqix-sjo:/var/cache/apt/archives# more /etc/debian_version

3.1





root@web3-eqix-sjo:/var/cache/apt/archives# apt-get install libc6-dev

Reading Package Lists... Done

Building Dependency Tree... Done

You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge6) but 2.3.2.ds1-22 is
to be installed

Depends: linux-kernel-headers but it is not going to be
installed

locales: Depends: glibc-2.3.2.ds1-22sarge6

E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
specify a solution).

root@web3-eqix-sjo:/var/cache/apt/archives# apt-get -f install

Reading Package Lists... Done

Building Dependency Tree... Done

Correcting dependencies... Done

The following extra packages will be installed:

libc6

Suggested packages:

glibc-doc

The following packages will be upgraded:

libc6

1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded.

1 not fully installed or removed.

Need to get 0B/4886kB of archives.

After unpacking 233kB disk space will be freed.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y

(Reading database ... 15001 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 (using
.../libc6_2.3.2.ds1-22sarge6_i386.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement libc6 ...

dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-22sarge6_i386.deb (--unpack):

trying to overwrite `/usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Algiers', which is also
in package tzdata

dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

Errors were encountered while processing:

/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.2.ds1-22sarge6_i386.deb

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

root@web3-eqix-sjo:/var/cache/apt/archives#

Hi there,



I have some problems. The attached are the errors. Could someone ?
Thank you very much.



Regards,



Kevin SZ



root@mediaswitch2-eqix-sjo:~# apt-get install -f

Reading Package Lists... Done

Building Dependency Tree... Done

The following extra packages will be installed:

devfsd

The following packages will be upgraded:

devfsd

1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.

83 not fully installed or removed.

Need to get 0B/52.1kB of archives.

After unpacking 41.0kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y

Preconfiguring packages ...

(Reading database ... 11696 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to replace devfsd 1.3.25-16 (using
.../devfsd_1.3.25-19_i386.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement devfsd ...

Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated.

dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1

dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...

Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated.

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/devfsd_1.3.25-19_i386.deb
(--unpack):

subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated.

dpkg: error while cleaning up:

subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

/var/cache/apt/archives/devfsd_1.3.25-19_i386.deb

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

root@mediaswitch2-eqix-sjo:~#

Hi there,



I have some problems. The attached are the errors. Could someone ?
Thank you very much.



Regards,



Kevin SZ



root@mediaswitch2-eqix-sjo:~# apt-get install -f

Reading Package Lists... Done

Building Dependency Tree... Done

The following extra packages will be installed:

devfsd

The following packages will be upgraded:

devfsd

1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.

83 not fully installed or removed.

Need to get 0B/52.1kB of archives.

After unpacking 41.0kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y

Preconfiguring packages ...

(Reading database ... 11696 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to replace devfsd 1.3.25-16 (using
.../devfsd_1.3.25-19_i386.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement devfsd ...

Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated.

dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1

dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...

Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated.

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/devfsd_1.3.25-19_i386.deb
(--unpack):

subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Error: the current /etc/modules.conf is not automatically generated.

dpkg: error while cleaning up:

subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

/var/cache/apt/archives/devfsd_1.3.25-19_i386.deb

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

root@mediaswitch2-eqix-sjo:~#

Siwei Zhang wrote:
> root@web3-eqix-sjo:/var/cache/apt/archives# more /etc/debian_version
>
> 3.1

You are using sarge, but your apt repository is pointing to current
stable "etch", which makes your apt unusable. You should follow
sarge->etch upgrade guide first by refering to etch release note:
http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/...rading.en.html


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org