On 27/11/13 17:46, John Magolske wrote: > Hi, > > I'm finding I can't install any packages with `aptitude dist-upgrade` > `aptitude install ...` etc, keep getting this: > > % sudo aptitude dist-upgrade > [...] > E: APT_HOOK_INFO_FD is not correctly defined. > E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 returned an error code > (10) > E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 > A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > > This is on Debian Sid. Any suggestions about how to get around this > would be much appreciated. > > Regards, > > John >
*A package failed to install.* Try:- # apt-get -sf install | more and see what it says. If it suggests a rational solution repeat without the -s *then* do:- # apt-get upgrade Only then should you dist-upgrade. Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
