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 <[email protected]>: > 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-get....this 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 [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
