2 years later I id run into the same error. The solution offered still works !
Thanks, Ben On Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 1:38:47 AM UTC+1, [email protected] wrote: > > I had the same problem. Thank you Robert !! :) > > For reference I have used Beagle Bone Black rev. B > with BBB-eMMC-flasher-debian-7.9-console-armhf-2015-11-03-2gb.img.xz image. > I recommend this image as it does not contain all the stock-crap (like > apache server, GUI and many more). > I was installing webmin 1.78. > > Thanks again, bye. > > W dniu wtorek, 24 czerwca 2014 20:55:30 UTC+2 użytkownik RobertCNelson > napisał: >> >> On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Ales <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, I tried to install webmin on my beaglebone black. I am runing >> debian 8.0 >> >> (I tried also on other versions, also ubuntu, but none works) >> >> >> >> I have problems with apt-show-versions. >> >> >> >> here is error: >> >> >> >> Setting up apt-show-versions (0.22.3) ... >> >> ** initializing cache. This may take a while ** >> >> Error: No information about packages! (Maybe no deb entries?) >> >> dpkg: error processing package apt-show-versions (--configure): >> >> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit >> status >> >> 255 >> >> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of webmin: >> >> webmin depends on apt-show-versions; however: >> >> Package apt-show-versions is not configured yet. >> >> >> >> dpkg: error processing package webmin (--configure): >> >> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured >> >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> >> apt-show-versions >> >> webmin >> >> >> >> >> >> I tried remove apt-show-versions and reinstall and same error. How can >> I >> >> solve this error? >> >> >> >> Is there any other alternative for webmin for beaglebone black, tha >> works. >> > >> > Remove: >> > >> > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02compress-indexes >> > >> > Then run: >> > >> > sudo apt-get update >> > >> > (kiss 200-ish MB goodbye) >> > >> > rerun: >> > sudo apt-get -f install >> > >> > Regards, >> >> Reference bug: >> >> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617856 >> >> apt-show-versions doesn't work when " Acquire::GzipIndexes "true";" is >> set >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> Robert Nelson >> http://www.rcn-ee.com/ >> > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
