Hi, I want to install alsa on my debian system. I have downloaded alsa-base_0.9+0beta12-3_all.deb. When I try to install this files by doing :

"dpkg -i alsa-base_0.9+0beta12-3_all.deb"

I get the fillowing error :


</alsa/alsa-base_0.9+0beta12-3_all.deb ;echo RESULT=$?
(Reading database ... 107307 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace alsa-base 0.9+0beta12-3 (using .../alsa-base_0.9+0beta12-3_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement alsa-base ...
Setting up alsa-base (0.9+0beta12-3) ...
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = (unset),
LC_ALL = "nl",
LANG = "C"
are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = (unset),
LC_ALL = "nl",
LANG = "C"
are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
dpkg: error processing alsa-base (--install):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
alsa-base
RESULT=1


Whats going on ? I'm new to debian. Please help me.

ps 1) I tried to install alsa with the source tar.gz files. I got compile errors.


wavefront.c:2270:85: warning: pasting ""snd: "" and "LOGNAME" does not give a valid preprocessing token
wavefront.c:2278:71: warning: pasting ""snd: "" and "LOGNAME" does not give a valid preprocessing token
make[2]: *** [wavefront.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sohail/apps/alsa-driver-0.5.9d/lowlevel/isa'
make[1]: *** [all] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sohail/apps/alsa-driver-0.5.9d/lowlevel'
make: *** [compile] Error 1


ps 2) please help this time

About the first error:That is strange.I usually get the same error because I am too lazy to setup my locale but it doesn't stop it from working.The secound error is about the frontend.If you run it from a shell that should be gone but it should work anyway because it falls back on the default.You can try to set your locale to "nl".Info about this is under the debian help menue.If I remember correct it should only involve typing locale as root and is self explainatory from then on.If you got xfree installed try another frontend like synaptic.Sorry about the vague answer but I can't get into my debian partition for a while - compiling kde.

Thanks for awnsering me. Your awnser is indeed very vague, but it doesn't matter any more. I'm I much bigger trouble now. I can't even boot in to debian now !
This is a completely different problem that I will adress in a nother thread.
Thanks again.

ps. Please take a look at my thread in the general section. Mybe you can help.