I did--I got around it with apt: don't ask me how, it just worked. IIRC dselect also worked the one time I tried during my dpkg hiatus. It ironed itself out in time and possibly updates, but I can't remember if dpkg or gzip got updated since then :(
On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Robbie Huffman wrote: > > This is an urgent plea for help! The problem is one I've experienced > sporadically since I started with Debian several months back. Some packages > won't install, giving an error such as this one: > > gzip: stdout: Broken pipe > dpkg-deb: subprocess gzip -dc returned error exit status 1 > dpkg: error processing ../kernel-image-2.2.5_Boris.1.0_i386.deb (--install): > subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > ../kernel-image-2.2.5_Boris.1.0_i386.deb > > > Currently, I'm trying to upgrade to a 2.2.5 kernel in order to fix many > problems on my system related to hardware. The kernel compiles fine, and > make-kpkg gives me a nice deb. But as you can see by the error above, dpkg > can't install it. I *can* use "dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile filename > new.tar" > and get a perfectly fine tarfile. > > I've taken this to #debian and to bugtraq. But nobody has encountered > this problem before. I'm hoping someone on the list has, and can help. Or > at the very least, someone can suggest a way for me to install the package > using an alternate method. I'd hate to just jam the kernel into the system, > and upset some precarious balance in the packaging system. > > All help is appreciated! > > Thanks, > Robbie > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > Pardon me, but you have obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a damn. email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
