Bug#901977: 1.0.102 fails install buster
Package: debootstrap Version: 1.0.102 Severity: normal 1.0.101 and 1.0.102 fails to install buster. Install command: debootstrap --arch=i386 --variant=minbase --exclude=e2fsprogs,e2fslibs,tzdata buster deb10-i386 fails with: - ... I: Configuring mount... I: Configuring sysvinit-utils... I: Configuring libpam-modules:i386... I: Configuring libpam-runtime... I: Configuring passwd... I: Configuring login... I: Configuring adduser... I: Configuring apt... I: Configuring libc-bin... I: Unpacking the base system... W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. W: See /root/deb10-i386/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. W: See /root/deb10-i386/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. W: See /root/deb10-i386/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. W: See /root/deb10-i386/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details W: Failure while installing base packages. This will be re-attempted up to five times. W: See /root/deb10-i386/debootstrap/debootstrap.log for details - end of /root/deb10-i386/debootstrap/debootstrap.log - ... Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' ! dpkg: error: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' ! dpkg: error: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' ! dpkg: error: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' ! dpkg: error: --unpack needs at least one package archive file argument Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or 'more' ! - working version of 1.0.100 was fetched from https://sources.voidlinux.eu/debootstrap-1.0.100/debootstrap_1.0.100_all.deb md5 300cf06bd494e7ef001dac5bf47a8799 debootstrap_1.0.100_all.deb Please let us know if any more information or testing is needed. -- System Information: Debian Release: buster/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.3.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968), LANGUAGE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages debootstrap depends on: ii wget 1.19.5-1 Versions of packages debootstrap recommends: ii arch-test 0.12-2 ii debian-archive-keyring 2017.7 ii gnupg 2.2.8-1 Versions of packages debootstrap suggests: pn squid-deb-proxy-client pn ubuntu-archive-keyring -- no debconf information
Bug#884108: Temporary workaround
Hello, we, community, still need proper working software component. But in mean time we share temporary solutions and workarounds for problems like this. This message targeted to people like me, who needs fast solutions right now and can't wait half year for fix. So I'm sharing my current knowledge for this problem, I hope this will helps some one till we (a community) waiting for fix. I'm very unhappy by this post, but I see a need/struggle to move forward on this issue. Attached patch, or "one line" can be used only for Ubuntu 10.04 - 11.10. for debootstrap 1.0.93. Not sure how affects other versions. Single line command line workaround: sed -i -s 's:EXTRACT_DEB_TAR_OPTIONS:#\0:' \ /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gutsy --- /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gutsy.org 2018-01-02 08:52:38.304877997 + +++ /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/gutsy 2018-01-02 08:53:03.438878000 + @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ case "$CODENAME" in etch|etch-m68k|jessie|jessie-kfreebsd|lenny|squeeze|wheezy) ;; *) - EXTRACT_DEB_TAR_OPTIONS="$EXTRACT_DEB_TAR_OPTIONS -k" + #EXTRACT_DEB_TAR_OPTIONS="$EXTRACT_DEB_TAR_OPTIONS -k" setup_merged_usr ;; esac
Bug#884108: Update info
Hello, more info about regression from version 1.0.92 to 1.0.93 tried Debian versions: 6-10: works OK. Not affected affected Ubuntu versions: 10.04 - Lucid Lynx 10.10 - Maverick Meerkat 11.04 - Natty Narwhal 11.10 - Oneiric Ocelot Not affected Ubuntu versions: 12.04 .. 17.10. Problem more on problem dig: after rerun with "-x" sh -x /usr/sbin/debootstrap --arch=amd64 --variant=minbase --no-check-gpg lucid out/ubuntu-10.04 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu got last lines of log: tail -n 20 out/ubuntu-10.04/debootstrap/debootstrap.log + packagename=dash + info EXTRACTING Extracting %s... dash + local name=EXTRACTING + local fmt=Extracting %s... + shift + shift + [ ] + printf I: Extracting %s...\n dash + extract_deb_data .//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb + extract_dpkg_deb_data .//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb + local pkg=.//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb + dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile .//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb + tar -k -xf - tar: ./bin/sh: Cannot create symlink to 'dash': File exists tar: ./usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz: Cannot create symlink to 'dash.1.gz': File exists tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors + exit_function + local n=0 + [ 0 -lt 0 ] + N_EXIT_THINGS=0 Same thing with 1.0.92 + packagename=dash + info EXTRACTING Extracting %s... dash + local name=EXTRACTING + local fmt=Extracting %s... + shift + shift + [ ] + printf I: Extracting %s...\n dash + extract_deb_data .//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb + extract_dpkg_deb_data .//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb + local pkg=.//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb + + dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile .//var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.debtar -xf - + p=10 + progress 10 93 EXTRACTPKGS Extracting packages + local now=10 + local end=93 + local name=EXTRACTPKGS + local fmt=Extracting packages + shift + shift + shift + shift + [ ] + + echo /var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_1.5.28ubuntu4_all.deb sed s,^.*/,,;s,_.*$,, + packagename=debconf Seem that this is affected by: EXTRACT_DEB_TAR_OPTIONS="$EXTRACT_DEB_TAR_OPTIONS -k" If there is need some more info or other support/help, please ask, I willing to help.
Bug#884108: regression: after 1.0.93 can't install lucid
Package: debootstrap Version: 1.0.93 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** * What led up to the situation? 1) upgraded debootstrap to latest version 1.0.93 2) run command debootstrap --arch=amd64 --variant=minbase --no-check-gpg lucid out/ubuntu-10.04 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu * What was the outcome of this action? this command failed with status $? = 2 and log ands with: ... I: Retrieving zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-15ubuntu1 I: Validating zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-15ubuntu1 I: Chosen extractor for .deb packages: dpkg-deb I: Extracting adduser... I: Extracting base-files... I: Extracting base-passwd... I: Extracting bash... I: Extracting bsdutils... I: Extracting busybox-initramfs... I: Extracting coreutils... I: Extracting cpio... I: Extracting dash... # cat out/ubuntu-10.04/debootstrap/debootstrap.log tar: ./bin/sh: Cannot create symlink to 'dash': File exists tar: ./usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz: Cannot create symlink to 'dash.1.gz': File exists tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors # -- System Information: Debian Release: buster/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.21.1-openvz-042stab123.9-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968), LANGUAGE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init) Versions of packages debootstrap depends on: ii wget 1.19.2-1 Versions of packages debootstrap recommends: ii debian-archive-keyring 2017.6 ii gnupg 2.1.18-8~deb9u1 debootstrap suggests no packages. -- no debconf information
Bug#553389: localechoser: localechooser overwrites debian-installer/locale
Hello, Any progress in this bug? May be You need more information? Any suggestions how to workaround this situation? May be i can help solving this bug, preparing some patch, testing existing patches? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
