One thing that I would try is to download from an ftp mirror the relevant perl package by hand (with an ftp client or a web browser) and force install them with dpkg.
I do not know if this will be any good but might worth trying. On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 05:08:18PM -0700, chb wrote: > Hello, > > Recently, I tried to install a few perl modules I > needed, but somehow botched the job. I went to remove > my improperly complied modules and succeeded in > crippling my perl installation. Now I'm unable to > upgrade my system via apt-get, something i did every > few days, and was hoping someone would know how I > could rebuild my perl installation, preferably through > dpkg/dselect/apt. My output from apt-get is both > appended below and posted (making it a little easier > to read) at chb.orangekids.net/misc/apt-output.txt. if > you need any clarification, please ask. Thanks in > advance. > > chb > > > > > > > debian:/home# apt-get dist-upgrade > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > The following packages have been kept back > debian-policy > 17 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove > and 1 not upgraded. > 43 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B/12.2MB of archives. After unpacking > 1733kB will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (IO object version > 1.20 does not match bootstrap parameter 1.18 at > /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1/DynaLoader.pm line 221. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/FileHandle.pm line 9. > Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 3. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 3. > ) -- aborting > tar: ./postinst: time stamp 2002-04-16 05:26:11 is > 30138696 s in the future > tar: ./prerm: time stamp 2002-04-16 05:26:11 is > 30138696 s in the future > tar: ./postrm: time stamp 2002-04-16 05:26:11 is > 30138696 s in the future > tar: ./shlibs: time stamp 2002-02-23 21:19:28 is > 25706693 s in the future > tar: ./md5sums: time stamp 2002-04-16 05:27:00 is > 30138745 s in the future > tar: ./control: time stamp 2002-04-16 05:26:55 is > 30138740 s in the future > (Reading database ... 23890 files and directories > currently installed.) > Preparing to replace xlibmesa3 4.1.0-14 (using > .../xlibmesa3_4.1.0-16_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xlibmesa3 ... > IO object version 1.20 does not match bootstrap > parameter 1.18 at /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1/DynaLoader.pm > line 221. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/FileHandle.pm line 9. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 6. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 6. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22. > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error > exit status 2 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > IO object version 1.20 does not match bootstrap > parameter 1.18 at /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1/DynaLoader.pm > line 221. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/FileHandle.pm line 9. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 6. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 6. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22. > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibmesa3_4.1.0-16_i386.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess new post-removal script returned error > exit status 2 > IO object version 1.20 does not match bootstrap > parameter 1.18 at /usr/lib/perl/5.6.1/DynaLoader.pm > line 221. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Handle.pm line 232. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/Seekable.pm line 50. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/local/share/perl/5.6.1/IO/File.pm line 111. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl/5.6.1/FileHandle.pm line 9. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 6. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 6. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. > Compilation failed in require at > /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at > /usr/share/debconf/frontend line 22. > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit > status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibmesa3_4.1.0-16_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code > (1) > > > > > ===== > "Our past is pear-shaped." -- Stephen Hawking > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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