# apt-get install bootsplash
bootsplash failed to preconfigure, with exit status 10
Selecting previously deselected package bootsplash-theme-debian.
(Reading database ... 188107 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking bootsplash-theme-debian (from .../bootsplash-theme-debian_0.5-6_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package bootsplash.
Unpacking bootsplash (from .../bootsplash_3.3-1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up bootsplash-theme-debian ( 0.5-6) ...
Setting up bootsplash (3.3-1) ...
dpkg: error processing bootsplash (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
bootsplash
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Then I also did:
# apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 30 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up bootsplash (3.3-1) ...
dpkg: error processing bootsplash (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
bootsplash
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
On 10/31/06, Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Quoting Nick Dickerson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> I removed and reinstalled bootsplash and am still getting the same error.
> If you need any more info please let me know.
> Nick
>
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> bootsplash failed to preconfigure, with exit status 10
> Selecting previously deselected package bootsplash.
> (Reading database ... 188111 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking bootsplash (from .../bootsplash_3.3-1_i386.deb) ...
> Setting up bootsplash (3.3-1) ...
> dpkg: error processing bootsplash (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> bootsplash
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I actually *don't* understand why this doesn't install
bootsplash-theme-debian. bootsplash *depends* on it so that package
should be installed along with bootsplash alone.
WHat do you use to install it? apt-get?
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