Just updated my system and things came apart around the above with the following error messages using "APT"
##################################################Preparing to replace netstd 3.07-4 (using .../net/netstd_3.07-5.deb) ... Can't locate DebianNet.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.005 /usr/lib/perl5/5.005 /usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/update-inetd line 23. dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Can't locate DebianNet.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.005 /usr/lib/perl5/5.005 /usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/update-inetd line 23. dpkg: error processing /mnt/data/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/net/netstd_3.07-5.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 Can't locate DebianNet.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.005 /usr/lib/perl5/5.005 /usr/local/lib/site_perl/i386-linux /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /var/lib/dpkg/info/netstd.postinst line 4. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /mnt/data/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/net/netstd_3.07-5.deb E: Sub-process returned an error code Some errors occurred while unpacking. I'm going to configure the packages that were installed. This may result in duplicate errors or errors caused by missing dependencies. This is OK, only the errors above this message are important. Please fix them and run [I]nstall again Press enter to continue. ######################################################################### as a result my networking ie ppp fails after disconnects, stays up sort off :). I used ifconfig to bring it down and restarted pppd. Hence im able to post this. I did a search for "DebianNet.pm" and found this in "/usr/lib/perl5" so i created a link in "/usr/lib/perl5/5.005" to it which seemed to allow the package to install.( i remember perl 5.005?? running into probs when it upgraded last time but it fixed itself or so i thougth ?). Now was this safe to do ???. I couldnt uninstall it because of numerous <sigh> dependencies. Thanx all. John
