On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 08:16:40PM +0200, MMW wrote: > Package: libc6-dbg > Version: 2.13-21_amd64 > Severity: grave > Justification: renders package unusable > > Dear Maintainer, > > on trying to install valgrind on sid, the installation of the required package > libc6-dbg fails with the following error message both when using apt-get > to retrieve the package and when manually downloading from a mirror > > Unpacking libc6-dbg (from libc6-dbg_2.13-21_amd64.deb) ... > dpkg-deb: file `libc6-dbg_2.13-21_amd64.deb' contains ununderstood data > member data.tar.xz , giving up > dpkg: error processing libc6-dbg_2.13-21_amd64.deb (--install): > subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > libc6-dbg_2.13-21_amd64.deb >
dpkg is supposed to understand this format since version 1.15.6, while the version in *squeeze* is 1.15.8.11. What is the version of dpkg installed on your system? -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 1024D/F1BCDB73 aurel...@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
