If I install any of the libc5-4-x packages my box has problems. But only when I am logged in as root.
An extract from my dselect script: Version 2.10-8 of setserial already installed, skipping. Version 1.3-11 of sysklogd already installed, skipping. Version 1.20-0 of syslinux already installed, skipping. Version 7.48-3 of timezone already installed, skipping. Version 2.5-7 of util-linux already installed, skipping. Preparing to replace libc5 5.2.18-11 (using .../base/libc5_5.4.7-6.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libc5 ... dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec tar: Not a directory dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec gzip -dc: Not a directory dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2 dpkg: error processing /debian/development/binary-i386/base/shellutils_1.12-5.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec gzip -dc: Not a directory dpkg-deb (subprocess): failed to exec tar: Not a directory dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2 dpkg: error processing /debian/development/binary-i386/base/textutils_1.19-1.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 installation script was interrupted. Press RETURN to continue. Many things do not work - it seems that anything involving a sub-shell will fail. Could be wrong here. But if I am logged in as username everything works normally. If I su to root everything still works. It is only as root that I have trouble. Downgrading libc5 to 5.2-18 fixes it. Avoiding root logins is not a solution as I get errors during boot. Any ideas? I'm an ex dos/Novell person and have no hope of fixing this on my own short of a complete re-install. Lindsay -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
