Here's a debug output of mine: D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' (Reading database ... 198688 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace dpkg 1.14.24ubuntu2 (using .../dpkg_1.15.3.1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg' in package dpkg - conff ? D000020: process_archive conffile `/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg' package=dpkg same hash=f4413ffb515f8f753624ae3bb365b81b D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/alternatives/README' in package dpkg - conff ? D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/alternatives/README' in package dpkg - conff ? not `/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg' D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/alternatives/README' in package dpkg - conff ? not `/etc/dpkg/origins/debian' D000020: process_archive conffile `/etc/alternatives/README' package=dpkg same hash=69c4ba7f08363e998e0f2e244a04f881 D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/logrotate.d/dpkg' in package dpkg - conff ? D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/logrotate.d/dpkg' in package dpkg - conff ? not `/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg' D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/logrotate.d/dpkg' in package dpkg - conff ? not `/etc/dpkg/origins/debian' D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/logrotate.d/dpkg' in package dpkg - conff ? not `/etc/alternatives/README' D000020: process_archive conffile `/etc/logrotate.d/dpkg' package=dpkg same hash=501f8c90b83c7ea180868ca82e1e82d1 D000200: oldconffsetflags `/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg' namenode 0xa38ae58 flags 5 D000200: oldconffsetflags `/etc/dpkg/origins/debian' namenode 0x9d325d0 flags 4 D000200: oldconffsetflags `/etc/alternatives/README' namenode 0xa38aeb8 flags 5 D000200: oldconffsetflags `/etc/logrotate.d/dpkg' namenode 0xa38aeec flags 5 D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=installed D000002: maintainer_script_alternative nonexistent prerm `/var/lib/dpkg/info/dpkg.prerm' D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( upgrade 1.14.24ubuntu2 ) dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.15.3.1ubuntu1_i386.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm ( abort-upgrade 1.14.24ubuntu2 ) D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/dpkg.postinst ( abort-upgrade 1.15.3.1ubuntu1 ) D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting running rm -rf D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/reassemble.deb' Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.15.3.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
-- package dpkg 1.14.24ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/397498 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
