Problem when upgrading Debian from stable (lenny) to testing (squeeze)
Wookai
testing (squeeze) in order to have newer packages. The actual version
was Debian stable (lenny).
What I did is simply :
1. edit /etc/apt/sources.list and replace lenny with squeeze
2. run apt-get update
3. run apt-get dist-upgrade
This is AFAIK the standard way of upgrading a machine. However, I got
the following error :
Selecting previously deselected package insserv.
dpkg: considering deconfiguration of sysv-rc, which would be
broken by installation of insserv ...
dpkg: yes, will deconfigure sysv-rc (broken by insserv).
(Reading database ... 37095 files and directories currently
installed.)
Unpacking insserv (from .../insserv_1.12.0-14_i386.deb) ...
De-configuring sysv-rc ...
Setting up insserv (1.12.0-14) ...
(Reading database ... 37124 files and directories currently
installed.)
Preparing to replace sysv-rc 2.86.ds1-61 (using .../sysv-
rc_2.87dsf-8_all.deb) ...
touch: setting times of `/etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering': Bad
address
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysv-
rc_2.87dsf-8_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status
1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/sysv-rc_2.87dsf-8_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
When trying to install sysv-rc itself, I get the following error. The
file in question (/etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering) exists, but is
empty.
Has anybody an idea of what causes this error, and how I could solve
it ?
Bill Marcum
> Preparing to replace sysv-rc 2.86.ds1-61 (using .../sysv-
> rc_2.87dsf-8_all.deb) ...
> touch: setting times of `/etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering': Bad
> address
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysv-
> rc_2.87dsf-8_all.deb (--unpack):
> subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status
> 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/sysv-rc_2.87dsf-8_all.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> When trying to install sysv-rc itself, I get the following error. The
> file in question (/etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering) exists, but is
> empty.
>
> Has anybody an idea of what causes this error, and how I could solve
> it ?
rm /etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering ?
Darren Salt
> I just got a VPS for private use, and wanted to upgrade it to Debian
> testing (squeeze) in order to have newer packages. The actual version
> was Debian stable (lenny).
> What I did is simply :
> 1. edit /etc/apt/sources.list and replace lenny with squeeze
> 2. run apt-get update
> 3. run apt-get dist-upgrade
> This is AFAIK the standard way of upgrading a machine.
Well, yes, but it's possible that you might need to upgrade/install some
packages first and in a specific order; and if one of those things is the
kernel, make sure that you're running the new kernel as soon as possible.
> However, I got the following error :
[snip]
> touch: setting times of `/etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering': Bad address
[snip]
Hmm. Strange... maybe http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=224483#c37 might
help?
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philo
> I just got a VPS for private use, and wanted to upgrade it to Debian
> testing (squeeze) in order to have newer packages. The actual version
> was Debian stable (lenny).
>
> What I did is simply :
<snip>
I always advise *not* to attempt an upgrade.
Keep your /home partition
format the rest and perform a clean install
BTW: I advise testing the new distro first on a spare hard drive...
you may or may not like the results
John Hasler
a) File a bug report against sysv-rc.
b) Post your question to debia...@lists.debian.org.
> When trying to install sysv-rc itself, I get the following error. The
> file in question (/etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering) exists, but is
> empty.
There is no file by that name. Please paste the exact command and the
exact result.
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Elmwood, WI USA