Creating an empty file doesnt fix it:- result: ---------------------------------------------------- # touch /usr/share/postgresql-common/maintscripts-functions localhost:/home/user# apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: postgresql-client-8.3 postgresql-client-common Suggested packages: postgresql-8.3 postgresql-doc-8.3 The following packages will be REMOVED: postgresql-8.3 The following NEW packages will be installed: postgresql-client-8.3 postgresql-client-common 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/1657kB of archives. After unpacking 9118kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! postgresql-client-8.3 Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y (Reading database ... 196875 files and directories currently installed.) Removing postgresql-8.3 ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/postgresql-8.3.prerm: line 18: remove_version: command not found dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.3 (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: postgresql-8.3 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) localhost:/home/user# ----------------------------------------------------------------- I checked in http://www.backports.org/debian/dists/etch-backports/ and I found maintscripts-functions is there in postgresql-client-common_87~bpo40+1_all.deb. But GDebi package installer refused to install it, as the package index is broken. So I downloaded this package, and extracted the file maintscripts-functions from it and created a directory /usr/share/postgresql-common/ and copied it to it. then issued commands
#dpkg --remove postgresql-8.3 #dpkg --purge postgresql-8.3 and then removed the file from /usr/share/postgresql-common/maintscripts-functions and the folder /usr/share/postgresql-common/ . Then issued:- #apt-get upgrade Problem resolved... :) Thanks to all, and a special thanks to this human:- NN_il_Confusionario < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> as he (or she?) made me how to handle an issue of this type.. cheers...!! On 11/04/2008, NN_il_Confusionario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 07:25:14PM +0530, Jaisen N.D. wrote: > > There is no such file > /usr/share/postgresql-common/maintscripts-functions > > in the package postgresql-common_87~bpo40+1_all.deb . I have checked > that. > > > ckeck with apt-file or the file Contents for your architecture at > http://www.backports.org/debian/dists/etch-backports/ > which package contains that file > > > -- > > Chi usa software non libero avvelena anche te. Digli di smettere. > Informatica=arsenico: minime dosi in rari casi patologici, altrimenti > letale. > Informatica=bomba: intelligente solo per gli stupidi che ci credono. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- (`'·.¸(`'·.¸ ¸.·'´) ¸.·'´) «´¨`·*Jaisen.*..´¨`» (¸.·'´(¸.·'´ `'·.¸)`'·.¸) ¸.·´ ( `·.¸ `·.¸ ) ¸.·)´ (.·´ ( `v´ ) `v´
