Bookspoppa

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I just installed Debian, and I am upgrading to unstable. When I do the command apt-get upgrade I recieve the an error saying Sub-Process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1).

this is the the screen leading up to the error:

Preparing to replace console-common 0.7.38 (using .../console-common_0.7.40_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/console-common_0.7.40_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 9
Loading /etc/console/boottime.kmap.gz
Preparing to replace libkrb53 1.3.2-2 (using .../libkrb53_1.3.3-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libkrb53
Preparing to replace libpam-runtime 0.76-16 (using .../libpam-runtime_0.76-19_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpam-runtime ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/console-common_0.7.40_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I am a newbie, so please be specific in your reply. Thanks a lot for your help in advance.

CBlue

After you get that error, try apt-get -f install to force an install of the files that didn't get loaded because of the error. Then try apt-get upgrade again, apt-get -f install back and forth until only the package that has the error is left.

Bookspoppa

thanks a lot. that worked.

souljah

If you are going to be using debian unstable (sid) it is inherently necessary to read the manpage for dpkg and apt-get. This was just a small taste of what can go wrong with sid

CBlue

I love Sid though! It's fun!

feral-deb

I had a similar problem and what i found that worked for me was going into /var/lib/dpkg/info and deleting everything that had that name and you may also have to go into /var/cache/apt/archives and do the same thing. I'm fairly new to linux so if this breaks anything i am sorry. i haven't run into any problems yet that this has caused.

mrcheeks

For new users, IMHO it's easier to go on with stable or testing instead of unstable.

spinstartshere

Thank you, feral-deb. Your comment helped me with a somewhat chronic problem I was having with a package on Ubuntu.

elaterite

feral-deb you're a genius! Thanks!

Trebour

Dude you helped me out big time i was tring to install torrentflux-b4rt and got same error after using your clean up help it installed perfectly many thanks

riazrahaman

Thanks feral-deb, your instructions worked perfectly for me.

evo2

You deleted the pre and post install scripts. This can very easily mean that the package will not be installed properly, and it won't be removed properly if you choose to uninstall it. It is THE WRONG THING to do.

Using 'apt-get -f install' and/or 'dpkg --configure --pending' are what you should do. If your problems persist, try to read and understand the .postinst script for the problematic package and check for bugs reported against that packge. Failing that, ask for help and/or report a bug.

If you are running sid, you should be prepared to do these sorts of things.
This is where the .deb files that apt downloads are put, after installation, you can delete them, but you should do it with the command 'apt-get clean'.

Evo2.