I've got a system here with dpkg-1.0.5-0 on it, and I cannot isntall eighter dpkg_1.2.6 or dpkg_1.4.0.3, both failing with:
# dpkg -i dpkg-1.2.6.deb (Reading database ... 6305 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace dpkg (using dpkg-1.2.6.deb) ... dpkg: unknown option --assert-support-predepends Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files. dpkg: error processing dpkg-1.2.6.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: dpkg-1.2.6.deb Does anyone know how to upgrade this? Thanks very much. System: # dpkg -l dpkg "libc*" "ld*so" Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Rev Description +++-============-=========-====-=============================================== ii dpkg 1.0.5 0 Package maintenance system for Debian GNU/Linux rn libc (no description available) un libc.so.4 (no description available) in libc5 (no description available) ii ldso 1.8.5-1 The Linux dynamic linker, library and utilities (libc5-recent also fails, with simmilar erros as dpkg). -- joost witteveen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Use Debian/GNU Linux! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]