Ben Collins said: >> ...dpkg-deb: wait for tar failed: No child processes > > Have you manually installed some other tar program? Can you run dpkg > through strace like this: > > # strace -f -o dpkg.strace dpkg <your normal options> > > and send us the output. I want to see what is happening with tar. > Actually, try doing the command: > > # dpkg-deb --control foo.deb > > Use any random .deb package for this. This appears to be the actual > command that fails. If you can reproduce it with that command, then use > it in the same strace command shown above and send the "dpkg.out" file > when you duplicate the failure.
Strangely enough, the problem seems to have disappeared (several successive successful apt-get installs and removes). Perhaps this bug should be closed. If it happens again, I will send another email with the information you have requested. -- Kurt Yoder Sport & Health network administrator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
