On 2023-06-22 03:12 -0700, Rick Thomas wrote: > On Thu, Jun 22, 2023, at 12:04 AM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 2:49 AM Rick Thomas <rick.tho...@pobox.com> wrote: > .... snip .... >>> In this case, the package is already installed. >>> Unfortunately when I try to reinstall it, I get: >>> >>> rbthomas@pi:~$ sudo -i apt-get install --reinstall ca-certificates-java >>> Reading package lists... Done >>> Building dependency tree... Done >>> Reading state information... Done >>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not >>> upgraded. >>> 4 not fully installed or removed. >>> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. >>> E: Internal Error, No file name for ca-certificates-java:arm64 >>> rbthomas@pi:~$ >>> >>> Any idea that that even means? >> >> I would probably try this next: >> sudo apt-get -f install && sudo dpkg -a --configure >> If that doesn't help, then I am out of ideas. > > Sadly, that didn't work. > Do you (or anyone else on the list) have any idea what this message means? > "E: Internal Error, No file name for ca-certificates-java:arm64"
It is the apt way of saying "this package cannot be reinstalled, because it is not fully installed in the first place" (since it failed to configure). See https://bugs.debian.org/670920 and its siblings. > In particular, what directory might contain the file > ca-certificates-java:arm64. None, because that is a package name and not a file. > And what does "no filename for..." mean in this context? You probably have to ask the apt developers. I would like to know that as well. Cheers, Sven
