Public bug reported: On Ubuntu Server 10.04.1 LTS x86, installing sl-modem-daemon does not pick up a dependency on alsa-utils. When the daemon tries to start, it is unable to find aplay and fails.
$ sudo apt-get install sl-modem-daemon Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libasound2 Suggested packages: libasound2-plugins The following NEW packages will be installed libasound2 sl-modem-daemon 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 911kB of archives. After this operation, 2,527kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get: 1 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main libasound2 1.0.22-0ubuntu7 [394kB] Get: 2 http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted sl-modem-daemon 2.9.11~20100303-2 [518kB] Fetched 911kB in 0s (1,487kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package libasound2. (Reading database ... 49365 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libasound2 (from .../libasound2_1.0.22-0ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package sl-modem-daemon. Unpacking sl-modem-daemon (from .../sl-modem-daemon_2.9.11~20100303-2_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Setting up libasound2 (1.0.22-0ubuntu7) ... Setting up sl-modem-daemon (2.9.11~20100303-2) ... Warning: The home dir /var/log/slmodemd you specified can't be accessed: No such file or directory Adding system user `Slmodemd' (UID 108) ... Adding new group `Slmodemd' (GID 117) ... Adding new user `Slmodemd' (UID 108) with group `Slmodemd' ... Not creating home directory `/var/log/slmodemd'. usermod: no changes /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon: 247: aplay: not found /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon: 247: aplay: not found /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon: 247: aplay: not found /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon: 247: aplay: not found /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon: 247: aplay: not found /etc/init.d/sl-modem-daemon: 247: aplay: not found ** Affects: sl-modem (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/706236 Title: sl-modem depends on aplay in alsa-utils, but dependency not set in sl- modem-daemon -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
