I had exactly the same problem. When I ran "apt-get --simulate install dpkg apt debconf" it showed problem packages in square brackets after packages it was "installing". Using this information, and stumbling around for awhile, I finally found that running "apt-get remove libdb2" began a rather extensive upgrade process that fixed things so I could continue with the first step of "apt-get dpkg apt debconf" as before. By the way, the extensive upgrade process actually reinstalled libdb2 after it removed it. Weird, huh?
Another problem I had was that the "dist-upgrade" process removed man-db from my system. When it was all over I had no access to man pages, and I had to reinstall man-db myself. Mike K. At 02:28 PM 5/23/02 +0200, Marcin Wolinski wrote: >Dear All, > >I've tried to upgrade a Potato system to Woody using the 3.0pre6 >version of Debian CDs, but it failed miserably. Here is what I've >done: > >I commented out all lines in /etc/apt/sources.list, then ran >'apt-cdrom add' for the first four disks in the set. Then did > apt-get update >and tried to > apt-get install dpkg apt debconf >The program asked for the Binary-1 CD, then it was '[Working] ##%' for >a while, and after getting to some 50% it displayed: > > E: Internal Error, Could not configure a pre-depend > >and stopped. Running 'apt-get dist-upgrade' gives the same result. >Versions of packages on my system: dpkg 1.6.14, apt 0.3.19, debconf >0.2.80.16. Linux 2.2.17. > >I tried the same procedure on a second potato box with the result: > > E: Internal Error, Could not perform immediate configuration > > >How to cope with this situation? >Is it possible to get more info on what actually went wrong? > >Is this a bug in apt/dpkg or in package descriptions on the CDs (or >both) (or am I doing sth wrong?)? > >Best regards, >Marcin > > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
