On Mon, 26 Feb 2018 02:31:21 +0000 Karl-Philipp Richter <[email protected]> wrote: > Package: postgresql > Version: 9.6+181+deb9u1 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > Installing `postgresql` in the (quite empty) Docker image > `debian:stretch-slim` fails due to the `dpkg` error > > ``` > Setting up postgresql-client-9.6 (9.6.6-0+deb9u1) ... > update-alternatives: using /usr/share/postgresql/9.6/man/man1/psql.1.gz to > provide /usr/share/man/man1/psql.1.gz (psql.1.gz) in auto mode > update-alternatives: error: error creating symbolic link > '/usr/share/man/man1/psql.1.gz.dpkg-tmp': No such file or directory > dpkg: error processing package postgresql-client-9.6 (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > ``` > > The failure is repeatable 100% of times. I attached the output of an example > run as `postgresql.log`. In case this is a user error (e.g. if it's > impossible to install postgresql in such a minimal environment) the feedback > should be improved. > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 9.3 > APT prefers stable-updates > APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 4.13.0-21-generic (SMP w/8 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968), LANGUAGE=C > (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > Init: unable to detect > > Versions of packages postgresql depends on: > iu postgresql-9.6 9.6.6-0+deb9u1 > > postgresql recommends no packages. > > Versions of packages postgresql suggests: > iu postgresql-doc 9.6+181+deb9u1 > > -- no debconf information I work around this issue with `mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man1/ /usr/share/man/man3/ /usr/share/man/man7/`. This issue seems to be hidden on system which have a basic set of manpages installed (and not having the directories which only occur in environments like minimal Docker images), however the situation should still be handled automatically.
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