Hi Derrick, Thanks for your advice
On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 04:43, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > | > It hanged there compelling me to close the Koncole window. > | I don't doubt it. > > | > Then I ran; > | > # dpkg --configure -a > | > Setting up foomatic-filters (3.0.0-20031207-1) ... > | > Configuration file `/etc/foomatic/filter.conf' > | > ==> File on system created by you or by a script. > | > ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer. > | > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: > | > Y or I : install the package maintainer's version > | > N or O : keep your currently-installed version > | > D : show the differences between the versions > | > Z : start a new shell to examine the situation > | > The default action is to keep your current version. > | > *** filter.conf (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? D/Y/N and <Enter> (I tried all > | > of them). It hanged here again. > > There's a bug, somewhere, that I just discovered last night and this > morning. > > The process (in my case it was 'ucf' for both packages) gets stuck in > the Sleeping state and doesn't receive any keyboard input. > > I don't know what the bug is, but I do know the two ways I worked around it : > a) when ucf hangs, look at the command line parameters using > pstree or gnome-system-monitor. run it manually and update > the config file so that ucf/dpkg doesn't detect a difference > and doesn't prompt you > > b) edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/PKG.postinst to remove the invocation > of ucf on the config file that is different and you don't want > changed anyways > > Of course, the applicability of these workarounds depends on what the > config file is, what you want to do with it, and how the package is > organized. > > > Based on Stephen's description, I think the following programs are not > to blame : > aptitude, xterm, dselect, konsole > but these haven't been ruled out : > dpkg, ucf > I know that running ucf manually does not reveal the issue. I also received advice from other lists (not OOo) that some folks there also met this problem same as mind. They are still searching hard for a solution. > PS. Stephen: sometimes things don't work quite right when running > unstable. I recommend not running unstable unless : > 1) you know what you are doing and how debian is organized > (and can debug and workaround such issues yourself) > or > 2) the system isn't terribly important and you can leave it > in a broken state until someone else fixes the bug > or > 3) you like learning to swim by jumping in the deep end > (see #1) > FWIW I run a testing+unstable mix and accept the fact that the > latest and greatest sometimes has problems and I can deal with > them. It works well for me. I make this test on Debian in anticipation of learning its technology. I used 'Sarge-net-installation' because in my idea it will bring me the up-to-date Debian OS similar to as I did in installing Gentoo 1.4 previously. But I met with several problems. With the assistance of folks on this list I have overcome all of them. But the problem here seems having no end. Now after upgrade Kmail can't send mail but can receive mails. It looks to me a little bid funny. I am prepared to remove this box soon after hearing some more suggestions of remedy on existing problems because I expect to learn through making mistake. Thereafter I will reinstall Debian 3.0 from CDs to continue my exploration on Debian Anyway thanks again. B.R. Stephen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
