Package: lirc Version: 0.7.0.1-2 Severity: normal
Installation of the latest package version lirc_0.7.1pre1-1_i386.deb fails with the following error messages. (Reading database ... 349744 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace lirc 0.7.0.1-2 (using lirc_0.7.1pre1-1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement lirc ... No such pseudo-hash field "name" at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 35, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 1. dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 255 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... No such pseudo-hash field "name" at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 35, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 1. dpkg: error processing lirc_0.7.1pre1-1_i386.deb (--install): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 255 No such pseudo-hash field "name" at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 35, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 1. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: lirc_0.7.1pre1-1_i386.deb Is this due to an error in the lirc package installation script or an error in debconf? -- System Information: Debian Release: sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages lirc depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.42 Debian configuration management sy ii dialog 1.0-20050116-1 Displays user-friendly dialog boxe ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an pn liblircclient0 Not found. -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]