On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:08 PM, Robert Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 15:56 +1000, Denis Crowdy wrote: >> >> cp: cannot copy a directory, `/', into itself, >> `/tmp/mkinitramfs_C18636/' > > This is extremely odd - looks like a maintainer script problem. > [backports tends to have this sort of thing btw]. > > Uhm, I'd try to find the maintainer script in /var/lib/dpkg and fix it. > Look at the kernel* package logs - you may find its fixed already and be > able to copy the fixed one in by hand. Spot on Rob - thanks very much. Found a post (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-backports-modules-2.6.24/+bug/229535) where someone had simply deleted the .list and .postrm files so tried this, followed by aptitude purge and shazam, problem solved, happy new user.
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