Hi, This may not be a bug. I found a solution on the web. The fix was to run the following 4 commands:
sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get upgrade After I did this I no longer got the message that updates were waiting. Thanks, Paul On Sat, 2008-07-12 at 00:16 +0000, Eycks wrote: > Public bug reported: > > Binary package hint: bind9 > > I am running hardy. My pc crashed during the instalation. When I > restarted the PC the same packages were waiting to be installed. Each > time I try to instal the same three packages fail to instal and the > automatic update says they are ready to instal.. It just keeps failing. > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: i386 > Date: Fri Jul 11 20:08:03 2008 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 > ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 > Package: bind9-host 1:9.4.2-10 > PackageArchitecture: i386 > SourcePackage: bind9 > Title: package bind9-host 1:9.4.2-10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess > dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686 > > ** Affects: bind9 (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > > ** Tags: apport-package > -- package bind9-host 1:9.4.2-10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247750 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to bind9 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs