Peter Palfrader wrote: > On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, Magnus Therning wrote: > >> Installing mixmaster fails: >> >> Setting up mixmaster (3.0b2-5) ... >> warning: --update given but /var/lib/mixmaster does not exist >> mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/lib/mixmaster/Mix': No such file or >> directory >> dpkg: error processing mixmaster (--configure): >> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> mixmaster >> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> >> One possible fix would be to use 'mkdir -p' in the postinst script. > > Mixmaster's home directory is created when the user is created. > > Is it possible you removed /var/lib/mixmaster manually some time without > also removing the mixmaster user? > > Peter
No, I believe this occurred either at installation of the package or when upgrading it. /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus．therning＠gmail．com http://therning.org/magnus What if I don't want to obey the laws? Do they throw me in jail with the other bad monads? -- Daveman
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