Package: debconf Version: 1.5.36.1 Severity: important
I just restored my system from backup, and my backup excluded /var/cache hence /var/cache/debconf didn't exist anymore. This effectivelly broke dpkg: Setting up man-db (2.5.7-8) ... debconf: DbDriver "config": could not open /var/cache/debconf/config.dat dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 A web search quickly revealed the solution: # mkdir /var/cache/debconf debconf should silently create the /var/cache/debconf directory instead of failing with an error and crippling the system's package system in the process, temporarily freaking out the user. I'm marking the bug as important because of that. IMHO a bug which breaks dpkg (even if the workaround is simple) is significant... -- []'s Thiago Jung Bauermann -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.5 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: armel (armv5tel) Kernel: Linux 3.4.4-1bauer1-kirkwood Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages debconf depends on: ii debconf-i18n 1.5.36.1 full internationalization support ii perl-base 5.10.1-17squeeze3 minimal Perl system Versions of packages debconf recommends: ii apt-utils 0.8.10.3+squeeze1 APT utility programs Versions of packages debconf suggests: pn debconf-doc <none> (no description available) pn debconf-utils <none> (no description available) ii dialog 1.1-20100428-1 Displays user-friendly dialog boxe pn libgnome2-perl <none> (no description available) pn libnet-ldap-perl <none> (no description available) pn libqtcore4-perl <none> (no description available) pn libqtgui4-perl <none> (no description available) pn libterm-readline-gnu-p <none> (no description available) ii perl 5.10.1-17squeeze3 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
