[Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
You did upgrade your linux kernel: 2011-08-19 10:13:37 upgrade linux-generic 2.6.38.10.25 2.6.38.11.26 [...] 2011-08-19 10:13:58 configure linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.48 none But the log clearly shows that you installed lots of other packages even with the older kernel. So I don't think it would bring anything to ask you to retry with the former kernel (2.6.38-10-generic). The error was transient and it will be next to impossible to track it... and it's really not in dpkg. I'm tentatively reassigning it to the kernel but I doubt this will go further unfortunately. ** Package changed: dpkg (Ubuntu) = linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
You did upgrade your linux kernel: 2011-08-19 10:13:37 upgrade linux-generic 2.6.38.10.25 2.6.38.11.26 [...] 2011-08-19 10:13:58 configure linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.48 none Ok, the upgrade must have been part of the process the update manager called one time. But the log clearly shows that you installed lots of other packages even with the older kernel. So I don't think it would bring anything to ask you to retry with the former kernel (2.6.38-10-generic). The error was transient and it will be next to impossible to track it... and it's really not in dpkg. I'm tentatively reassigning it to the kernel but I doubt this will go further unfortunately. Well, thanks for all your help anyway. If I can be of any further assistance just let me know. Thanks, Nate 2011/8/22 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org: You did upgrade your linux kernel: 2011-08-19 10:13:37 upgrade linux-generic 2.6.38.10.25 2.6.38.11.26 [...] 2011-08-19 10:13:58 configure linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.48 none But the log clearly shows that you installed lots of other packages even with the older kernel. So I don't think it would bring anything to ask you to retry with the former kernel (2.6.38-10-generic). The error was transient and it will be next to impossible to track it... and it's really not in dpkg. I'm tentatively reassigning it to the kernel but I doubt this will go further unfortunately. ** Package changed: dpkg (Ubuntu) = linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using apt-getthis is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already installed due to some sort of conflict. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: dselect (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AptOrdering: dselect: Install dselect: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 DpkgTerminalLog: Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal - Release i386 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011, Nathan Neal wrote: Well, I installed ext specifically because after doing some research (and having previously installed Ubuntu under ext3), I found that I could have read/write access to hfs+ disks (which is what my Mac HD is). That is why I chose to install Ubuntu under ext2 formatting scheme. Hum, I don't see the relationship unless you mean that MacOS can read/write ext2 while it doesn't for ext3. Otherwise if linux is able to access hfs+ it has nothing to do with the choice of filesystem for Linux's root filesystem. As for other packages being installed, I have not tried to install dselect or use it manually before or since this error. I always use APT or Synaptic Package Manager (which I think calls the dselect process), and all the other installations I've done have completed without any errors. dselect is not used by APT or Synaptic, only dpkg is used as underlying package manager. Can you try to install dselect again and see if you can reproduce the error? sudo apt-get install dselect If yes I would like you to do sudo strace -f -o log dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_*.deb and to attach the resulting log file. You might have to install strace first (apt-get install strace). You might want to compress the log file before sending it (gzip log and you send the log.gz file). Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
Well, I had originally installed Ubuntu under ext3, but could not write to it under Mac OS X, and did some searching online, and I seem to remember reading that MOSX works better with ext2 formatting than ext3, so I wiped my Linux partition, reformatted as ext2, and reinstalled Ubuntu. MOSX does now allow read/write to the Linux partition, whereas under ext3 it did not. Anyway, all that is just some background as why I chose ext2. I did as as you suggested, and tried installing dselect again, and this time it worked. I'm copying/pasting the text of the terminal window: nate@nne-macbook:~$ sudo apt-get install dselect [sudo] password for nate: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: dselect 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/186 kB of archives. After this operation, 1,077 kB of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 189711 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up dselect (1.16.0~ubuntu7) ... nate@nne-macbook:~$ I should mention that I have installed some packages related to APT and some compilers since we started this discussion. I don't know if that might be why this is now working or not. If you'd like, I could try to track down exactly what packages, and dependent files, I installed in the last few days and give you a listor if you know of an easier way (maybe a cache of some sort), then you could instruct me on how to access it. Thanks 2011/8/21 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org: On Sat, 20 Aug 2011, Nathan Neal wrote: Well, I installed ext specifically because after doing some research (and having previously installed Ubuntu under ext3), I found that I could have read/write access to hfs+ disks (which is what my Mac HD is). That is why I chose to install Ubuntu under ext2 formatting scheme. Hum, I don't see the relationship unless you mean that MacOS can read/write ext2 while it doesn't for ext3. Otherwise if linux is able to access hfs+ it has nothing to do with the choice of filesystem for Linux's root filesystem. As for other packages being installed, I have not tried to install dselect or use it manually before or since this error. I always use APT or Synaptic Package Manager (which I think calls the dselect process), and all the other installations I've done have completed without any errors. dselect is not used by APT or Synaptic, only dpkg is used as underlying package manager. Can you try to install dselect again and see if you can reproduce the error? sudo apt-get install dselect If yes I would like you to do sudo strace -f -o log dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_*.deb and to attach the resulting log file. You might have to install strace first (apt-get install strace). You might want to compress the log file before sending it (gzip log and you send the log.gz file). Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using apt-getthis is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already installed due to some sort of conflict. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: dselect (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AptOrdering: dselect: Install dselect: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 DpkgTerminalLog: Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal - Release i386 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
I actually did a little searching on apt-history, and found the dpkg log file, and I'm pasting lines dealing with installs 2011-08-20 21:19:40 install bin86 none 0.16.17-3.1ubuntu2 2011-08-20 21:19:41 install bcc none 0.16.17-3.1ubuntu2 2011-08-20 21:19:41 install elks-libc none 0.16.17-3.1ubuntu2 2011-08-20 21:20:20 install iasl none 20100528-3 2011-08-20 22:35:24 install apt-show-versions none 0.16 2011-08-21 09:49:04 install auto-apt none 0.3.22 2011-08-21 09:49:05 install postfix none 2.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 2011-08-21 09:49:06 install bsd-mailx none 8.1.2-0.20100314cvs-1 2011-08-21 09:49:06 install dctrl-tools none 2.14.5 2011-08-21 09:49:07 install devscripts none 2.10.69ubuntu2 2011-08-21 09:49:08 install dput none 0.9.6.1ubuntu1 2011-08-21 09:49:08 install libapr1 none 1.4.2-7ubuntu2.1 2011-08-21 09:49:08 install libaprutil1 none 1.3.9+dfsg-5ubuntu3 2011-08-21 09:49:09 install libcommon-sense-perl none 3.3-1 2011-08-21 09:49:09 install libdevel-symdump-perl none 2.08-3 2011-08-21 09:49:09 install libio-stringy-perl none 2.110-4 2011-08-21 09:49:10 install libjson-perl none 2.27-1 2011-08-21 09:49:10 install libjson-xs-perl none 2.300-1 2011-08-21 09:49:10 install libparse-debcontrol-perl none 2.005-2 2011-08-21 09:49:11 install libpod-coverage-perl none 0.21-1 2011-08-21 09:49:11 install libsvn1 none 1.6.12dfsg-4ubuntu2.1 2011-08-21 09:49:11 install libterm-size-perl none 0.2-4build3 2011-08-21 09:49:11 install libtest-pod-perl none 1.42-1 2011-08-21 09:49:12 install patchutils none 0.3.1-2build1 2011-08-21 09:49:12 install subversion none 1.6.12dfsg-4ubuntu2.1 2011-08-21 09:49:13 install wdiff none 0.6.3-1 2011-08-21 09:49:13 install libauthen-sasl-perl none 2.1500-1 2011-08-21 09:54:39 install dselect none 1.16.0~ubuntu7 Like I said, I have no idea if any of this is even necessary, but maybe it will help. 2011/8/21 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org: On Sat, 20 Aug 2011, Nathan Neal wrote: Well, I installed ext specifically because after doing some research (and having previously installed Ubuntu under ext3), I found that I could have read/write access to hfs+ disks (which is what my Mac HD is). That is why I chose to install Ubuntu under ext2 formatting scheme. Hum, I don't see the relationship unless you mean that MacOS can read/write ext2 while it doesn't for ext3. Otherwise if linux is able to access hfs+ it has nothing to do with the choice of filesystem for Linux's root filesystem. As for other packages being installed, I have not tried to install dselect or use it manually before or since this error. I always use APT or Synaptic Package Manager (which I think calls the dselect process), and all the other installations I've done have completed without any errors. dselect is not used by APT or Synaptic, only dpkg is used as underlying package manager. Can you try to install dselect again and see if you can reproduce the error? sudo apt-get install dselect If yes I would like you to do sudo strace -f -o log dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_*.deb and to attach the resulting log file. You might have to install strace first (apt-get install strace). You might want to compress the log file before sending it (gzip log and you send the log.gz file). Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using apt-getthis is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already installed due to some sort of conflict. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: dselect (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AptOrdering: dselect: Install dselect: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 DpkgTerminalLog: Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Nathan Neal wrote: Well, I had originally installed Ubuntu under ext3, but could not write to it under Mac OS X, and did some searching online, and I seem to remember reading that MOSX works better with ext2 formatting than ext3, so I wiped my Linux partition, reformatted as ext2, and reinstalled Ubuntu. MOSX does now allow read/write to the Linux partition, whereas under ext3 it did not. Anyway, all that is just some background as why I chose ext2. It might be related under the hood. Did you write to your linux partition from MacOS some time before the failure? I did as as you suggested, and tried installing dselect again, and this time it worked. I'm copying/pasting the text of the terminal Weird. Did something change at the kernel level? Did you enable/disable some security stuff (SMACK) ? of an easier way (maybe a cache of some sort), then you could instruct me on how to access it. There's /var/log/dpkg.log but I saw your apt-history file and I don't think the supplementary packages can explain why it works now. It's more a kernel level issue or maybe a glibc issue. Somehow I would favor a bug in the kernel with ext2 possibly related to some unexpected stuff done by MacOS. But it's just a wild guess. It might also be some issue with SMACK or similar security modules but I doubt we would get EINVAL as error code if that was the reason. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
It might be related under the hood. Did you write to your linux partition from MacOS some time before the failure? No, have not booted to MacOS for a few days at least, so I cannot imagine that being the cause of the bug. I also had installed other packages immediately prior to trying to install dselect (I'll copy that history here too, in case that might give you a clue as to what it might be). Weird. Did something change at the kernel level? Did you enable/disable some security stuff (SMACK) ? No, not that I know of. I have not tried to manipulate the kernel manually in any way. I have not changed anything security wise except for installing some open vpn packages (if that counts as security). I have not, as far as I know, done anything with SMACK, I don't even know what it is. There's /var/log/dpkg.log but I saw your apt-history file and I don't think the supplementary packages can explain why it works now. It's more a kernel level issue or maybe a glibc issue. Somehow I would favor a bug in the kernel with ext2 possibly related to some unexpected stuff done by MacOS. But it's just a wild guess. It might also be some issue with SMACK or similar security modules but I doubt we would get EINVAL as error code if that was the reason. I really don't know what the issue could be. Is there any log file on my side that might help you resolve what was responsible for the error? I'm attaching my /var/dpkg/log file so you can peruse it and see if you see anything that might have caused the error initially. Since the error occurred right when I was in the middle of installing a few different packages, I'm leaning towards that being the most likely cause, but you're the expert, and hopefully you can tell for sure from the file. Thanks, Nate 2011/8/21 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org: On Sun, 21 Aug 2011, Nathan Neal wrote: Well, I had originally installed Ubuntu under ext3, but could not write to it under Mac OS X, and did some searching online, and I seem to remember reading that MOSX works better with ext2 formatting than ext3, so I wiped my Linux partition, reformatted as ext2, and reinstalled Ubuntu. MOSX does now allow read/write to the Linux partition, whereas under ext3 it did not. Anyway, all that is just some background as why I chose ext2. It might be related under the hood. Did you write to your linux partition from MacOS some time before the failure? I did as as you suggested, and tried installing dselect again, and this time it worked. I'm copying/pasting the text of the terminal Weird. Did something change at the kernel level? Did you enable/disable some security stuff (SMACK) ? of an easier way (maybe a cache of some sort), then you could instruct me on how to access it. There's /var/log/dpkg.log but I saw your apt-history file and I don't think the supplementary packages can explain why it works now. It's more a kernel level issue or maybe a glibc issue. Somehow I would favor a bug in the kernel with ext2 possibly related to some unexpected stuff done by MacOS. But it's just a wild guess. It might also be some issue with SMACK or similar security modules but I doubt we would get EINVAL as error code if that was the reason. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using apt-getthis is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already installed due to some sort of conflict. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: dselect (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AptOrdering: dselect: Install dselect: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 DpkgTerminalLog: Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
Hello, On Fri, 19 Aug 2011, Nathan Neal wrote: /dev/sda3 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro) ext2 is a strange choice, did you pick that explicitly? If not, how did you install Ubuntu? Are you able to install other packages (i.e. different from dselect)? Or do you have the same problem with all packages? Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
Hi, Well, I installed ext specifically because after doing some research (and having previously installed Ubuntu under ext3), I found that I could have read/write access to hfs+ disks (which is what my Mac HD is). That is why I chose to install Ubuntu under ext2 formatting scheme. As for other packages being installed, I have not tried to install dselect or use it manually before or since this error. I always use APT or Synaptic Package Manager (which I think calls the dselect process), and all the other installations I've done have completed without any errors. Thanks, Nate 2011/8/20 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org: Hello, On Fri, 19 Aug 2011, Nathan Neal wrote: /dev/sda3 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro) ext2 is a strange choice, did you pick that explicitly? If not, how did you install Ubuntu? Are you able to install other packages (i.e. different from dselect)? Or do you have the same problem with all packages? Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using apt-getthis is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already installed due to some sort of conflict. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: dselect (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AptOrdering: dselect: Install dselect: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 DpkgTerminalLog: Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal - Release i386 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
Hi, I'm using a macbook 4.1 that has Mac OS X Leopard on it as well as Ubuntu Natty (Dual boot). I was using the Ubuntu OS when I received this error. The two OS' are partitioned on the same drive, and rEFIt is a third partition on the same drive. The Mac partition is labeled Mac HD and the Linux partition is labeled Linux HD. I also have an external drive (USB) attached, which contains the partitions Mac Backup and Win Backup as well as WD Smartware. Here is the output of ls -al /etc/dpkg: total 32 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2011-04-25 19:07 . drwxr-xr-x 138 root root 8192 2011-08-19 09:10 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 446 2011-03-01 17:07 dpkg.cfg drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-04-25 19:11 dpkg.cfg.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-04-25 18:51 origins -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 260 2011-03-01 17:07 shlibs.default -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 253 2011-03-01 17:07 shlibs.override Here is the output of mount: /dev/sda3 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro) proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) none on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw) none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw) none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw) none on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755) none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620) none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) none on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755) none on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/nate/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=nate) /dev/sdb1 on /media/Mac Backup type hfsplus (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks) /dev/sdb2 on /media/WINBACKUP type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush) /dev/sda2 on /media/Mac HD type hfsplus (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks) If you need anything else, just let me know. Thanks, Nate 2011/8/18 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org: What filesystem are you using? This error message means that a simple open fails: fd= open(fnamenewvb.buf, (O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY), 0); if (fd 0) ohshite(_(unable to create `%.255s' (while processing `%.255s')), fnamenewvb.buf, ti-name); And those arguments O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY are very common and should not result in the error you gave. Can you show us the output of ls -al /etc/dpkg/ and mount ? -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using apt-getthis is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already installed due to some sort of conflict. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: dselect (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AptOrdering: dselect: Install dselect: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 DpkgTerminalLog: Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal - Release i386 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to:
Re: [Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
Hi, I don't know if this is relevant or not, but in addition to the setup I described in my previous email, I also am running VirtualBox with Windows XP as the guest OS. I do believe VirtualBox was running in the background at the time of this error message. 2011/8/18 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org: What filesystem are you using? This error message means that a simple open fails: fd= open(fnamenewvb.buf, (O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY), 0); if (fd 0) ohshite(_(unable to create `%.255s' (while processing `%.255s')), fnamenewvb.buf, ti-name); And those arguments O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY are very common and should not result in the error you gave. Can you show us the output of ls -al /etc/dpkg/ and mount ? -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using apt-getthis is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already installed due to some sort of conflict. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: dselect (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AptOrdering: dselect: Install dselect: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 DpkgTerminalLog: Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal - Release i386 (20110427.1) SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
What filesystem are you using? This error message means that a simple open fails: fd= open(fnamenewvb.buf, (O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY), 0); if (fd 0) ohshite(_(unable to create `%.255s' (while processing `%.255s')), fnamenewvb.buf, ti-name); And those arguments O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY are very common and should not result in the error you gave. Can you show us the output of ls -al /etc/dpkg/ and mount ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 827942] Re: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
