Regarding: > > dpkg: error processing ../kernel-image-2.2.5_Boris.1.0_i386.deb (--install): > > subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 09:21:46PM -0700, John Galt wrote: > > 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 :( I won't ask you how, but I will ask how I can use apt to install a single file (namely, this new kernel-image deb). It's probably simple and obvious, but I'm not seeing it. Yes, the problem comes and goes rather randomly. At one point I went from about 15 packages which wouldn't install due to this problem to none, all in a single update. Thanks! Robbie
