LANG=C sudo apt-get install gnats returns: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: apache-common libt1-5 php4-common libzzip-0-12 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following NEW packages will be installed: gnats 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/854kB of archives. After unpacking 2666kB of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 109562 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking gnats (from .../gnats_4.1.0-0_amd64.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 15: Syntax error: "(" unexpected dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnats_4.1.0-0_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gnats_4.1.0-0_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I am using Kubuntu 6.10: the Edgy Eft Release -- install gnats_4.1.0-0_amd64.deb returns Syntax error https://launchpad.net/bugs/71966 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs