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--- Begin Message ---Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 Version: 2.6.18-7 Severity: normal I tried to completely remove the package (with --purge option) but the configuration files remain. This problem is found on builds 6 and 7. MICU:~# aptitude purge linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686{p} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 50.8MB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 117949 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 ... Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub. Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-686 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link Removing symbolic link vmlinuz Unless you used the optional flag in lilo, you may need to re-run your boot loader[lilo] The link /initrd.img is a damaged link Removing symbolic link initrd.img Unless you used the optional flag in lilo, you may need to re-run your boot loader[lilo] Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 ... Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub. Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-686 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 (--purge): subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 128 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686 Locale: LANG=ro_RO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ro_RO.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 depends on: ii coreutils 5.97-5 The GNU core utilities ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.8 Debian configuration management sy ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.85b tools for generating an initramfs ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre3-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 recommends: ii libc6-i686 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i -- debconf information: shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: false linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-3-686: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-3-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-3-686: false linux-image-2.6.18-3-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-3-686:
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--- Begin Message ---I've installed grub 0.97-20 and the problem is solved. Please note the warnings about the path to 'update-grub' bellow. MICU:~# !446 aptitude purge linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages will be automatically REMOVED: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686{p} The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686{p} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 50.8MB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 117950 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 ... Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub. You shouldn't call /sbin/update-grub. Please call /usr/sbin/update-grub instead! Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-686 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done The link /vmlinuz is a damaged link Removing symbolic link vmlinuz Unless you used the optional flag in lilo, you may need to re-run your boot loader[lilo] The link /initrd.img is a damaged link Removing symbolic link initrd.img Unless you used the optional flag in lilo, you may need to re-run your boot loader[lilo] Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 ... Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub. You shouldn't call /sbin/update-grub. Please call /usr/sbin/update-grub instead! Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-2-686 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done I don't have the full path to the 'update-grub' in the configuration files and the directory '/usr/sbin' is before '/sbin' in the PATH variable. MICU:~# echo $PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11 MICU:~# cat /etc/kernel-img.conf do_symlinks = yes relative_links = yes do_bootloader = no do_bootfloppy = no do_initrd = yes link_in_boot = no postinst_hook = update-grub postrm_hook = update-grub
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