When I recently upgraded, there was a bug in the script, I think. I didn't spend a lot of time debugging it, since uninstall/reinstall fix it.
Below is what happened, from the command line. - Chris root@oldoldvictory:~# apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be upgraded: debian-security-support ffmpeg libav-tools libavcodec53 libavdevice53 libavfilter2 libavformat53 libavutil51 libpostproc52 libswscale2 10 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 4,095 kB of archives. After this operation, 389 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get:1 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libavutil51 amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [104 kB] Get:2 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libavcodec53 amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [2,522 kB] Get:3 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libavformat53 amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [477 kB] Get:4 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libavdevice53 amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [80.4 kB] Get:5 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libswscale2 amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [133 kB] Get:6 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libavfilter2 amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [127 kB] Get:7 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libpostproc52 amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [101 kB] Get:8 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main libav-tools amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [376 kB] Get:9 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main debian-security-support all 2016.05.09+nmu1~deb7u1 [25.5 kB] Get:10 http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates/main ffmpeg amd64 6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1 [150 kB] Fetched 4,095 kB in 6s (669 kB/s) Reading changelogs... Done Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 178842 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libavutil51:amd64 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libavutil51_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libavutil51:amd64 ... Preparing to replace libavcodec53:amd64 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libavcodec53_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libavcodec53:amd64 ... Preparing to replace libavformat53:amd64 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libavformat53_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libavformat53:amd64 ... Preparing to replace libavdevice53:amd64 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libavdevice53_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libavdevice53:amd64 ... Preparing to replace libswscale2:amd64 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libswscale2_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libswscale2:amd64 ... Preparing to replace libavfilter2:amd64 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libavfilter2_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libavfilter2:amd64 ... Preparing to replace libpostproc52:amd64 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libpostproc52_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libpostproc52:amd64 ... Preparing to replace libav-tools 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../libav-tools_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libav-tools ... Preparing to replace debian-security-support 2015.04.04~deb7u1 (using .../debian-security-support_2016.05.09+nmu1~deb7u1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement debian-security-support ... Preparing to replace ffmpeg 6:0.8.17-2 (using .../ffmpeg_6%3a0.8.17-2+deb7u1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement ffmpeg ... Processing triggers for man-db ... dpkg: error: error executing hook 'if [ -x /usr/share/debian-security-support/check-support-status.hook ] ; then /usr/share/debian-security-support/check-support-status.hook ; fi', exit code 2560 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) root@oldoldvictory:~# apt-get --purge remove debian-security-support Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: debian-security-support* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 10 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 227 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? (Reading database ... 178841 files and directories currently installed.) Removing debian-security-support ... Purging configuration files for debian-security-support ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up libavutil51:amd64 (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up libavcodec53:amd64 (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up libavformat53:amd64 (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up libavdevice53:amd64 (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up libswscale2:amd64 (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up libavfilter2:amd64 (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up libpostproc52:amd64 (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up libav-tools (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... Setting up ffmpeg (6:0.8.17-2+deb7u1) ... root@oldoldvictory:~# apt-get install debian-security-support Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: debian-security-support 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/25.5 kB of archives. After this operation, 227 kB of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package debian-security-support. (Reading database ... 178820 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking debian-security-support (from .../debian-security-support_2016.05.09+nmu1~deb7u1_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up debian-security-support (2016.05.09+nmu1~deb7u1) ... On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 11:33:29PM +0200, Santiago Ruano Rincón wrote: > Package : debian-security-support > Version : 2016.05.09+nmu1~deb7u1 > > It is not feasible to fully support some Debian packages through the releases > life cycle. The debian-security-support package provides the > check-support-status tool that helps to warn the administrator about installed > packages whose security support is limited or has to prematurely end. > > For Debian 7 "Wheezy", debian-security-support version 2016.05.09+nmu1~deb7u1 > updates the list of packages with restricted support in Wheezy LTS. In > particular, this version also includes a new feature to notify the user about > oncoming end-of-lifes. > > We recommend you to install the debian-security-support and run > check-support-status to verify the status of installed packages. Please, refer > to the check-support-status (1) man page for more information about how to > use it.
