Public bug reported:
When I tried "apt-get install -f" from a command line, I got this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
samba-common
The following packages will be upgraded:
samba-common
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/326 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
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Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 506164 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 (using
.../samba-common_2%3a3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.5_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement samba-common ...
dpkg: warning: samba-common: config file
'etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba' is a circular link
(=
'/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/../../dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba')
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/samba-common_2%3a3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.5_all.deb
(--unpack):
unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many
levels of symbolic links
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/samba-common_2%3a3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.5_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.57-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs nvidia
AptOrdering:
samba-common: Install
samba-common: Configure
smbclient: Configure
winbind: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 2 18:09:52 2012
ErrorMessage: unable to open
'/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many levels of symbolic
links
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13
gvfs 1.8.0-0ubuntu3
SambaClientRegression: Yes
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 failed to install/upgrade:
unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many
levels of symbolic links
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-16 (291 days ago)
** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-package i386 natty
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Title:
package samba-common 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 failed to
install/upgrade: unable to open '/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-
hooks.d/samba.dpkg-new': Too many levels of symbolic links
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