The itox command is wrong. This one will work: echo -e "9999\t\tstream\ttcp\tnowait\tapprox\t/usr/sbin/approx\t/usr/sbin/approx" | itox
-- Approx package install fails w/ "Line 1: socket type missing " https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/549385 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Debian OCaml Maintainers, which is subscribed to approx in ubuntu. Status in “approx” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: approx apt-get install approx Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/1,361kB of archives. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 167779 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace approx 4.0-3build1 (using .../approx_4.0-3build1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement approx ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up approx (4.0-3build1) ... --------- IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR XINETD USERS ---------- The following line will be added to your /etc/inetd.conf file: 9999\t\tstream\ttcp\tnowait\tapprox\t/usr/sbin/approx If you are indeed using xinetd, you will have to convert the above into /etc/xinetd.conf format, and add it manually. See /usr/share/doc/xinetd/README.Debian for more information. Suggested entry (automatically converted using itox): service 9999ttstreamttcptnowaittapproxt { type = RPC rpc_version = usr/sbin/approx Line 1: socket type missing ----------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ocaml-maint Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ocaml-maint More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
