Debian-Dpkg: FWIW, adding symlinks cause it all to work again. I haven't been able to make it work by re-adding any package, only by manually softlinking. > henhouse:~# cd /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# ln -s /usr/lib/dpkg/disk/setup . > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# dselect update > dselect: unable to access method script `/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk/update': > No such file or directory > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# ln -s /usr/lib/dpkg/disk/update . > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# dselect update > dselect: unable to access method script `/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk/install': > No such file or directory > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# ln -s /usr/lib/dpkg/disk/install . > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# dselect update > dselect: unable to read method options file > `/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk/names': No such file or directory > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# ln -s /usr/lib/dpkg/disk/names . > henhouse:/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk# dselect update > Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages [2010kB] > Get:2 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Packages [36.5kB] > Get:3 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Release [89B] > Hit http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Packages > Get:4 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Release [92B] > Hit http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Packages > ... Allan
Allan Clark wrote: > > Hello; > > I didn't see this listed as a bug, but I want to make sure I'm not the > cause of the error. dselect may be calling an incorrect script that is > no longer provided by dpkg, or calling an incorrect pathname but the > error may not show up if tested on older systems. > > > henhouse:~# dselect update > > dselect: unable to access method script `/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk/setup': > > No such file or directory > > OK, missing file. Who owns it? > > > henhouse:~# dpkg -S /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk/setup > > dpkg: /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk/setup not found. > > Funny... but this happened after I updated dpkg: > > henhouse:~# dpkg -l dselect dpkg > > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > +++-===========================-===========================-=======.. > > ii dselect 1.10.2 a use.. > > ii dpkg 1.10.2 Packa.. > > This URL shows that /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/disk/setup is part of dpkg: > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?searchmode=filelist&word=dpkg&version=unstable > > ...but dpkg -S shows that no one owns this file. > > ...but curiously enough: > > henhouse:~# dpkg -S /usr/lib/dpkg/disk/setup > > dselect: /usr/lib/dpkg/disk/setup > > Is dselect calling the incorrect script or file here? > > Allan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
