> On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 12:33 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 12:24 +0100, Michael Holloway wrote: >> >> > OUCH: >> > >> > " >> > Could not install 'debconf' >> > >> > The upgrade will continue but the 'debconf' package may not be in >> > working state. Please consider submitting a bugreport about it. >> > >> > subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation >> > fault), core dumped >> > " >> > >> > Got this error 1% of the way through install... and im pretty sure >> > debconf is quite an important package !!! >> > >> >> How did you do the upgrade? apt-get or update manager? Were you up to >> date on feisty before you started? Did you have feisty-proposed and >> feisty-updates repos enabled before you started? >> >> Cheers, >> Al. > > I followed the instruction on > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GutsyUpgrades > (Kubuntu RC) > > Anyway, so the updater crashed and wouldn't start again, i rebooted and > KDE didn't start, and ran apt-get dist-upgrade (after dpkd --configure > -a) and about a minute later it started KDM, and kdm is working now, > while apt-get is still running in the background (TTY1). > > This is fun! > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
Okay well there were too many things going wrong in that process - it may have worked in the end but i decided not to bother... im in windoze now downloading the RC iso, going to do a fresh install... at least my /home is still in tact :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/