> You did upgrade your linux kernel: > 2011-08-19 10:13:37 upgrade linux-generic 2.6.38.10.25 2.6.38.11.26 > [...] > 2011-08-19 10:13:58 configure linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.48 > <none>
Ok, the upgrade must have been part of the process the update manager called one time. > But the log clearly shows that you installed lots of other packages even > with the older kernel. So I don't think it would bring anything to ask > you to retry with the former kernel (2.6.38-10-generic). The error was > transient and it will be next to impossible to track it... and it's > really not in dpkg. I'm tentatively reassigning it to the kernel but I > doubt this will go further unfortunately. Well, thanks for all your help anyway. If I can be of any further assistance just let me know. Thanks, Nate 2011/8/22 Raphaël Hertzog <[email protected]>: > You did upgrade your linux kernel: > 2011-08-19 10:13:37 upgrade linux-generic 2.6.38.10.25 2.6.38.11.26 > [...] > 2011-08-19 10:13:58 configure linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.48 > <none> > > But the log clearly shows that you installed lots of other packages even > with the older kernel. So I don't think it would bring anything to ask > you to retry with the former kernel (2.6.38-10-generic). The error was > transient and it will be next to impossible to track it... and it's > really not in dpkg. I'm tentatively reassigning it to the kernel but I > doubt this will go further unfortunately. > > ** Package changed: dpkg (Ubuntu) => linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 > > Title: > package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to > create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing > `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument > > Status in “linux-lts-backport-natty” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > I don't know a great deal about linux/ubuntu. I was trying to update > a library file libc6 to a newer version, and could not see a way to do > this using apt, so I went through some man pages, found dselect, tried > to use it, found it was not installed, and tried to install it using > apt-get....this is when I received this error. I don't know if it's a > bug or not, I don't know if I can't use dselect when apt is already > installed due to some sort of conflict. > > ProblemType: Package > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 > Package: dselect (not installed) > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 > Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: wl > AptOrdering: > dselect: Install > dselect: Configure > Architecture: i386 > Date: Wed Aug 17 07:00:16 2011 > DpkgTerminalLog: > Unpacking dselect (from .../dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/dselect_1.16.0~ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack): > unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing > `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument > ErrorMessage: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while > processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) > SourcePackage: dpkg > Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to > create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing > `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/+bug/827942/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827942 Title: package dselect (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg.dpkg-new' (while processing `./etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg'): Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/+bug/827942/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
