On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 01:49:41PM +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote: > After an update on a powerpc machine I get: > > dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: dpkg: error: version '' has bad syntax: > version string is empty > dpkg: error processing archive > /var/cache/apt/archives/dirmngr_2.1.16-3_powerpc.deb (--unpack): > subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: dpkg: error: version '' has bad syntax: > version string is empty > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > > A reinstall via apt gets the same error.
downgrading dpkg to the version from testing makes dirmngr install fine again. I think this is a bug in dpkg-maintscript-helper. I have reported #848422 to this regard, and I recommend leaving this bug report filed against dirmngr to prevent duplicates. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421
