Package: dpkg Version: 1.13.25 Severity: normal
I was upgrading from sarge to etch when I found this dpkg issue (dpkg was already upgraded): Installation of all following packages failed Preparing to replace postgresql-client 7.4.7-6sarge4 (using .../postgresql-client_7.5.22_all.deb) ... install: `/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.4': Not a directory dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-client_7.5.22_all.deb (--unpack): there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up dpkg: considering removing postgresql-client in favour of postgresql-client-common ... dpkg: yes, will remove postgresql-client in favour of postgresql-client-common. Unpacking postgresql-client-common (from .../postgresql-client-common_71_all.deb) ... install: `/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.4': Not a directory dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-client-common_71_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Unpacking postgresql-client-7.4 (from .../postgresql-client-7.4_1%3a7.4.16-1_i386.deb) ... install: `/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.4': Not a directory dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-client-7.4_1%3a7.4.16-1_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Preparing to replace powernowd 0.90-3 (using .../powernowd_0.97-1_i386.deb) ... Stopping powernowd: powernowd. install: `/var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.4': Not a directory Why is powernowd worried about postgres/dumpall/7.4 ??? The bad thing which was happening here was that /var/lib/postgres was a file not a directory. I removed postgres and created /var/lib/postgres/dumpall/7.4 which solved the orignial problem. Then the install of the other packages went fine. For more details (typescript of the upgrade, see http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2007/03/msg00937.html Since the upgrade completed now, I unfortunately cannot reproduce this issue. Thanks Rainer -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (300, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 5.97-5.3 The GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries dpkg recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
