On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 06:45:53PM +0300, Rodolf Sarimanok wrote: > Hello all, I have a little problem but I can't resolve it. > When I try to install or deinstall "ed" it marks > > (Reading database ... 22003 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing ed ... > update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/man/man1/editor.1.gz.dpkg-tmp a > symlink to /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz: No such file or directory > dpkg: error processing ed (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 > update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/man/man1/editor.1.gz.dpkg-tmp a > symlink to /etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz: No such file or directory
It's not a bug in ed, at least, but I'm not quite sure where the bug is. Some package on your system is using /usr/man/man1/editor.1.gz rather than /usr/share/man/man1/editor.1.gz for the editor alternatives. Could you show the contents of /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/editor? > Can someone explain me the cause? A package is relying on /usr/man/man1 existing when it didn't create it itself. This used to be safe enough, but now that we've almost managed to move from /usr/man to /usr/share/man it's more and more likely to be wrong. > How to fix please? 'mkdir -p /usr/man/man1' is an ugly workaround. Finding the broken package and getting it to change its alternative is better. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
