On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Szymon Janc wrote: > Preparing to replace dpkg 1.15.2 (using .../dpkg_1.15.3.1_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.15.3.1_i386.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.15.3.1_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > athlon:/home/janc#
This bug is probably a duplicate of #535138. Can you give us the output of "ls -alR /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives" ? If you have sub-directory there, please remove it and check that you can upgrade fine. It's already fixed in the git repo (for 1.15.4). Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Contribuez à Debian et gagnez un cahier de l'admin Debian Lenny : http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/03/02/contribuer-a-debian-gagner-un-livre/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
