Upgrade of package "dirmngr" on Debian Testing fails

PasBern · 07-16-2012, 05:55 PM

Hi guys,

on my Debian Testing (32bit - Kernel: 3.2.0-3-686-pae) I encounter the following problem when trying to update installed packages. DPKG cannot configure the new DIRMNGR package. I did quite an extensive search on the web to find a solution, but haven't found anything applicable to my situation. Maybe you can help. In case you need more information, I'll be happy to provide them, please let me know.

Here is the error message (Translation of portions not in English after ##-comments):

Code:

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Ein Paket konnte nicht installiert werden. Versuch, dies zu lösen: ##One package could not be
installed, trying to solve this:##
dirmngr (1.1.0-3) wird eingerichtet ... ##Setting up dirmngr (1.1.0-3)...##
[....] Starting DirMngr: dirmngr-su: 15: shopt: not found
-su: 21: shopt: not found
-su: 51: Syntax error: Bad fd number
 failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript dirmngr, action "start" failed.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von dirmngr (--configure):
 Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück ##Sub-process
installed post-installation-script returned error value 1##
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kleopatra: ##Dependency problems prevent
configuration of kleopatra##
 kleopatra hängt ab von libkdepim4 (= 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2); aber: ##kleopatra depends upon
libkdepim4, but:##
  Version von libkdepim4 auf dem System ist 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-3.
 kleopatra hängt ab von libkleo4 (= 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2); aber:
  Version von libkleo4 auf dem System ist 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-3.
 kleopatra hängt ab von dirmngr; aber:
  Paket dirmngr ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kleopatra (--configure):
 Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kdepim:
 kdepim hängt ab von kleopatra (>= 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2); aber:
  Paket kleopatra ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kdepim (--configure):
 Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kde-full:
 kde-full hängt ab von kdepim (>= 4:4.4.11); aber:
  Paket kdepim ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kde-full (--configure):
 Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 dirmngr
 kleopatra
 kdepim
 kde-full

I cannot update any package anymore, as dpkg always tries to configure the problematic packages DIRMNGR, KLEOPATRA, KDEPIM & KDE-FULL. In addition, the tray in GNOME Fallback informs me that some dependencies of installed packages are not met.

It seems to me that there is a syntax error in the installation script for DPKG, so I search files and directories with 'dirmngr' in their name.

Code:

find / -iname dirmngr

gave me the following results:

Code:

/var/log/dirmngr
/var/lib/dirmngr
/var/lib/update-rc.d/dirmngr
/var/cache/dirmngr
/usr/lib/dirmngr
/usr/share/doc/dirmngr
/usr/bin/dirmngr
/run/dirmngr
/etc/default/dirmngr
/etc/dirmngr
/etc/init.d/dirmngr
/etc/logrotate.d/dirmngr

Some are directories with configuration files for DIRMNGR itself, some are files in their own right
(BTW: Anyone know how have the console tell me which result of the find-command are files and which
are directories?). There weren't any lines 15, 51 etc. I could look into for syntax errors. (Well,
I wouldn't be able to fix them anyway)

Was that the wrong approach? Would I have to look for the config file in question in a different
place, dpkg or apt, say?

Apparently I'm not a Debian expert, I'm using this distribution to learn. That's why I'm asking.

Thanks a lot for your help,

Pascal

etech3 · 07-17-2012, 10:55 AM

Try this:

Code:

apt-get update

Then do

Code:

apt-get update

followed by

Code:

apt-get install apt-show-versions

then run the command

Code:

apt-show-versions -u

The -u will show what needs to be upgraded.
Then run

Code:

apt-get install PACKAGENAME

Hope this helps MY

PasBern · 07-17-2012, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etech3

Try this:

Code:

apt-get update

Then do

Code:

apt-get update

followed by

Code:

apt-get install apt-show-versions

Is that correct, two times:

Code:

apt-get update

????

Or should the second command rather be:

Code:

apt-get upgrade

????

Thank for your help

etech3 · 07-17-2012, 12:55 PM

Sorry should read

Code:

apt-get update

Then

Code:

apt-get upgrade

PasBern · 07-17-2012, 05:06 PM

When attempting an upgrade via

Code:

apt-get upgrade

I get told the following:

Code:

Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig ##Reading package list...Done##
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut  ##Building dependency tree##     
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen... Fertig ##Reading status information...Done##
Probieren Sie »apt-get -f install«, um dies zu korrigieren. ##Try 'apt-get -f install' in order to solve this:##
Die folgenden Pakete haben unerfüllte Abhängigkeiten: ##Following packages have unmet dependencies:##
 kleopatra : Hängt ab von: libkdepim4 (= 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2) aber 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-3 ist installiert
             Hängt ab von: libkleo4 (= 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2) aber 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-3 ist installiert
E: Unerfüllte Abhängigkeiten. Versuchen Sie, -f zu benutzen.

So I tried the following:

Code:

root@debian-sid:/usr/lib/dirmngr# apt-get -f install
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut
Statusinformationen werden eingelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeiten werden korrigiert... Fertig
Die folgenden zusätzlichen Pakete werden installiert:
kleopatra
Die folgenden Pakete werden aktualisiert (Upgrade):
kleopatra
1 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 207 nicht aktualisiert.
4 nicht vollständig installiert oder entfernt.
Es müssen noch 0 B von 3.118 kB an Archiven heruntergeladen werden.
Nach dieser Operation werden 1.024 B Plattenplatz freigegeben.
Möchten Sie fortfahren [J/n]?
Laden der Fehlerberichte ... Erledigt
»Found/Fixed«-Informationen werden ausgewertet ... Erledigt
Lese Changelogs... Fertig
(Lese Datenbank ... 535032 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Vorbereitung zum Ersetzen von kleopatra 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2 (durch .../kleopatra_4%3a4.4.11.1+l10n-3_i386.deb) ... ##Preparing for replacing kleopatra 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2 (by .../kleopatra_4%3a4.4.11.1+l10n-3_i386.deb)##
Ersatz für kleopatra wird entpackt ...
Trigger für desktop-file-utils werden verarbeitet ...
Trigger für gnome-menus werden verarbeitet ...
dirmngr (1.1.0-3) wird eingerichtet ...
[....] Starting DirMngr: dirmngr-su: 15: shopt: not found
-su: 21: shopt: not found
-su: 51: Syntax error: Bad fd number
failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript dirmngr, action "start" failed.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von dirmngr (--configure):
Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kleopatra:
kleopatra hängt ab von dirmngr; aber:
Paket dirmngr ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kleopatra (--configure):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kdepim:
kdepim hängt ab von kleopatra (>= 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2); aber:
Paket kleopatra ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kdepim (--configure):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kde-full:
kde-full hängt ab von kdepim (>= 4:4.4.11); aber:
Paket kdepim ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kde-full (--configure):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfigurieconfigured to not write apport reports
configured to not write apport reports
configured to not write apport reports
configured to not write apport reports
rt
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von: ##Errors occured when processing:##
dirmngr
kleopatra
kdepim
kde-full
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Finally doing:

Code:

apt-show-versions -u

gives my a long list packages to be upgraded.

Do you want me to install/upgrade each one manually? Should be about 120 packages, dirmngr and kleopatra are not among them.

etech3 · 07-17-2012, 05:55 PM

I don't read German, but it looks like I see apt-get -f.

Did you run apt-get -f to see if it fixes the problems?

Some of the depends may need to be upgraded.

Run apt-get install -f, then run apt-get upgrade again. Then run apt-show-versions -u. If you show packages that need upgrading, then you will have to do a manual upgrade (which is apt-get install PACKAGENAME).

try that and post back.

PasBern · 07-17-2012, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etech3

I don't read German, but it looks like I see apt-get -f.

Did you run apt-get -f to see if it fixes the problems?

Excuse me for not translating the whole stuff. You are correct, I was asked to type 'apt-get -f' and ran into the same dependency issues, after dirmngr could not be configured.

I'll try the manual upgrade tomorrow, that will take some time typing....

Again, thanks a lot for your help. I posted this problem on a few (local) mailing list, but all I got as a response, was a discussion whether one should use Debian Testing in the first place (As it is soooooo unstable) and more specifically that I, having no LPIC3 or Red Hat certification, had totally lost my senses in running Debian (and not a newbie friendly distribution like Ubuntu) or actually getting even close to a keyboard. Well.....

etech3 · 07-17-2012, 07:32 PM

no problem.

Post back if you need help.

Sorry you had so much problem getting help elsewhere. You have come to the right place.

LQ is

friendly as we all were once.

PasBern · 07-18-2012, 05:53 PM

Hi etech3,

here is what I did, and what effects it had:

I translated most messages (the relevant ones) the were in German, I hope alright with you.

Step 1
apt-get -f install

Code:

root@debian-sid:/home/pascal# apt-get -f install
Package lists are read... Done
Dependency tree is being built
Reading status information... Done
0 updated, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 214 not updated.
4 not installed or removed completely.
After this operation 0 B of disk space will be used additionally.
dirmngr (1.1.0-3) is being configured ...
[....] Starting DirMngr: dirmngr-su: 15: shopt: not found
-su: 21: shopt: not found
-su: 51: Syntax error: Bad fd number
failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript dirmngr, action "start" failed.
dpkg: Error when processing dirmngr (--configure):
Sub-process returned error value 1
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kleopatra:
kleopatra hängt ab von dirmngr; aber:
Paket dirmngr ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kleopatra (--configure):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kdepim:
kdepim hängt ab von kleopatra (>= 4:4.4.11.1+l10n-2); aber:
Paket kleopatra ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von kdepim (--configure):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von kde-full:
kde-full hängt ab von kdepim (>= 4:4.4.11); aber:
Paket kdepim ist noch nicht konfiguriert.
dpkg: Error when processing von kde-full (--configure):
Dependency problems- remains unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
configured to not write apport reports
configured to not write
apport reports

configured to not write apport reports
Errors occured when processing:
dirmngr
kleopatra
kdepim
kde-full
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Step 2
apt-get upgrade

Code:

root@debian-sid:/home/pascal# apt-get upgrade
Package lists are read... Done
Dependency tree is being built       
Reading status information... Done

The following packages haven been held back:
  amarok amarok-common amarok-dbg amarok-utils anjuta-common apt cheese cheese-common chromium
chromium-dbg chromium-inspector chromium-l10n
  empathy empathy-common empathy-dbg evince evince-common evolution evolution-common
evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common
  evolution-data-server-dbg evolution-dbg evolution-exchange evolution-plugins flashplugin-nonfree
gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-evince-3.0
  gir1.2-mutter-3.0 gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 glchess glines gnect gnibbles gnobots2
gnome-control-center gnome-control-center-data
  gnome-documents gnome-games gnome-games-data gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-panel-dbg
gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell gnome-shell-common
  gnome-sudoku gnome-sushi gnomine gnotravex gnotski gobby gtali gtkpod gtkpod-data iagno
libanjuta-3-0 libapache2-mod-musicindex
  libchamplain-0.12-0 libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0 libcheese-gtk21 libcheese3 libclutter-1.0-0
libclutter-cil libclutter-gst-1.0-0
  libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libclutter-imcontext-0.1-0 libcluttergesture-0.0.2-0 libcogl-pango0
libedataserverui-3.0-1 libevolution libgdl-3-common
  libgtkhtml-4.0-0 libgtkhtml-4.0-common libgtkhtml-editor-4.0-0 libgtkpod1 libmutter0 libmx-1.0-2
libmx-common libmysqlclient16 libnspr4-0d
  libnss3-1d libpanel-applet-4-0 libpurple0 libqscintilla2-8 libqscintilla2-dev libqt4-dbg
libqt4-dbus libqt4-declarative libqt4-designer
  libqt4-dev libqt4-dev-bin libqt4-help libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-opengl-dev
libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-scripttools
  libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns
libqtcore4 libqtgui4 libsocialweb-client2
  libsocialweb0 libtracker-extract-0.14-0 libtracker-miner-0.14-0 libtracker-sparql-0.14-0 libvlc5
libwine libwine-alsa libwine-cms libwine-gl
  libwine-gphoto2 libwine-ldap libwine-print libwine-sane mahjongg mutter-common mysql-common
nautilus-sendto nautilus-sendto-empathy phonon
  pidgin pidgin-data pidgin-dbg poppler-data qdbus qt4-linguist-tools qt4-qmake quadrapassel remmina
remmina-plugin-rdp remmina-plugin-vnc
  rhythmbox rhythmbox-data rhythmbox-dbg rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder rhythmbox-plugins rpm-common
rpm2cpio tracker tracker-extract tracker-gui
  tracker-miner-evolution tracker-miner-fs tracker-utils vlc vlc-data vlc-dbg vlc-nox
vlc-plugin-fluidsynth vlc-plugin-jack vlc-plugin-notify
  vlc-plugin-pulse vlc-plugin-sdl vlc-plugin-svg wine wine-bin
Die folgenden Pakete werden aktualisiert (Upgrade):
  aacgain aacplusenc accountsservice ffmpeg geoip-database gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0
gstreamer0.10-plugins-really-bad kde-full kdepim
  libaccountsservice0 libavcodec54 libavdevice54 libavfilter2 libavformat54 libavutil51 libmozjs2d
libmp4v2-2 libopenexr6 libpostproc52
  libswresample0 libswscale2 libxine1 libxine1-bin libxine1-ffmpeg libxine1-gnome
libxine1-misc-plugins libxine1-plugins libxine1-x libxine2
  libxine2-bin libxine2-doc libxine2-ffmpeg libxine2-gnome libxine2-misc-plugins libxine2-x
libxvidcore4 libzip2 mencoder mplayer
  python-dateutil w32codecs xulrunner-1.9.1
The following packages will be replaced by an OLDER VERSION (Downgrade):
  javascript-common krusader krusader-dbg libelf1 libquicktime2 libusb-0.1-4
42 updated, 0 newly installed, 6 replaced by older version, 0 to remove and 166 not updated.

4 not installed or removed completely.

86,8 MB of 87,5 MB of archive files still have to be downloaded.
After this operation 34,MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [J/n]? J

Code:

Errors occured when processing:
 dirmngr
 kleopatra
 kdepim
 kde-full
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Step 3
apt-get show -u

Code:

aacgain/testing upgradeable from 1.9-0.2 to 1.9-dmo1
aacplusenc/testing upgradeable from 0.17.5-0.0 to 0.17.5-dmo1
amarok/testing upgradeable from 2.5.0-1 to 2.6~beta1+75.g47e75df-1
amarok-common/testing upgradeable from 2.5.0-1 to 2.6~beta1+75.g47e75df-1
amarok-dbg/testing upgradeable from 2.5.0-1 to 2.6~beta1+75.g47e75df-1
amarok-utils/testing upgradeable from 2.5.0-1 to 2.6~beta1+75.g47e75df-1
anjuta-common/testing upgradeable from 2:3.4.0-1 to 2:3.4.3-1
apt/testing upgradeable from 0.8.15.10 to 0.9.7.1
cheese/testing upgradeable from 3.4.0-2 to 3.4.2-1
cheese-common/testing upgradeable from 3.4.0-2 to 3.4.2-1
chromium/testing upgradeable from 18.0.1025.151~r130497-1 to 20.0.1132.43~r143823-1
chromium-dbg/testing upgradeable from 18.0.1025.151~r130497-1 to 20.0.1132.43~r143823-1
chromium-inspector/testing upgradeable from 18.0.1025.151~r130497-1 to 20.0.1132.43~r143823-1
chromium-l10n/testing upgradeable from 18.0.1025.151~r130497-1 to 20.0.1132.43~r143823-1
empathy/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1+b2 to 3.4.2.3-1
empathy-common/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.2.3-1
empathy-dbg/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1+b2 to 3.4.2.3-1
evince/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-1+b1 to 3.4.0-2+b1
evince-common/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-1 to 3.4.0-2
evolution/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
evolution-common/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
evolution-data-server/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
evolution-data-server-common/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
evolution-data-server-dbg/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
evolution-dbg/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
evolution-exchange/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-2 to 3.4.3-2
evolution-plugins/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
flashplugin-nonfree/testing upgradeable from 1:2.8.4 to 1:2.8.5
gir1.2-clutter-1.0/testing upgradeable from 1.8.4-1 to 1.10.8-1
gir1.2-evince-3.0/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-1+b1 to 3.4.0-2+b1
gir1.2-mutter-3.0/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-3 to 3.4.1-5
gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-2+b1 to 3.4.2.1-2+b1
gir1.2-rb-3.0/testing upgradeable from 2.96-3 to 2.97-2
glchess/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
glines/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnect/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnibbles/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnobots2/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnome-control-center/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.2-3+b1 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnome-control-center-data/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.2-3 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnome-documents/testing upgradeable from 0.2.1-5 to 0.4.2-1
gnome-games/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnome-games-data/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnome-panel/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-2+b1 to 3.4.2.1-2+b1
gnome-panel-data/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-2 to 3.4.2.1-2
gnome-panel-dbg/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-2+b1 to 3.4.2.1-2+b1
gnome-settings-daemon/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-3 to 3.4.2-3
gnome-shell/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2.1-2 to 3.4.1-8
gnome-shell-common/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2.1-2 to 3.4.1-8
gnome-sudoku/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnome-sushi/testing upgradeable from 0.2.1-3 to 0.4.1-3
gnomine/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnotravex/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gnotski/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gobby/testing upgradeable from 0.4.13-1 to 0.4.13-2
gtali/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
gtkpod/testing upgradeable from 2.1.1-1 to 2.1.2-1
gtkpod-data/testing upgradeable from 2.1.1-1 to 2.1.2-1
iagno/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
libanjuta-3-0/testing upgradeable from 2:3.4.0-1 to 2:3.4.3-1
libapache2-mod-musicindex/testing upgradeable from 1.3.7-2 to 1.3.7-2+b1
libchamplain-0.12-0/testing upgradeable from 0.12.2-1 to 0.12.2-1+b1
libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0/testing upgradeable from 0.12.2-1 to 0.12.2-1+b1
libcheese-gtk21/testing upgradeable from 3.4.0-2 to 3.4.2-1
libcheese3/testing upgradeable from 3.4.0-2 to 3.4.2-1
libclutter-1.0-0/testing upgradeable from 1.8.4-1 to 1.10.8-1
libclutter-cil/testing upgradeable from 1.0.0~alpha3~git20090817.r1.349dba6-7 to
1.0.0~alpha3~git20090817.r1.349dba6-8
libclutter-gst-1.0-0/testing upgradeable from 1.5.4-1 to 1.5.4-1+b2
libclutter-gtk-1.0-0/testing upgradeable from 1.0.4-1 to 1.2.0-2
libclutter-imcontext-0.1-0/testing upgradeable from 0.1.4-2 to 0.1.4-3
libcluttergesture-0.0.2-0/testing upgradeable from 0.0.2.1-6 to 0.0.2.1-7
libcogl-pango0/testing upgradeable from 1.8.2-1 to 1.10.2-6
libedataserverui-3.0-1/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-3 to 3.4.3-1
libevolution/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.3-1
libgdl-3-common/testing upgradeable from 3.2.0-2 to 3.4.2-1
libgtkhtml-4.0-0/testing upgradeable from 4.2.2-1 to 4.4.3-1
libgtkhtml-4.0-common/testing upgradeable from 4.2.2-1 to 4.4.3-1
libgtkhtml-editor-4.0-0/testing upgradeable from 4.2.2-1 to 4.4.3-1
libgtkpod1/testing upgradeable from 2.1.1-1 to 2.1.2-1
libmutter0/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1 to 3.4.1-5
libmx-1.0-2/testing upgradeable from 1.4.5-1 to 1.4.6-1
libmx-common/testing upgradeable from 1.4.5-1 to 1.4.6-1
libmysqlclient16/stable upgradeable from 5.1.61-3 to 5.1.63-0+squeeze1
libnspr4-0d/testing upgradeable from 4.9-1 to 2:4.9.1-1
libnss3-1d/testing upgradeable from 3.13.4-1 to 2:3.13.5-1
libpanel-applet-4-0/testing upgradeable from 3.2.1-2+b1 to 3.4.2.1-2+b1
libpurple0/testing upgradeable from 2.10.2-1 to 2.10.6-1
libqscintilla2-8/testing upgradeable from 2.6-3 to 2.6.1-5+b1
libqscintilla2-dev/testing upgradeable from 2.6-3 to 2.6.1-5
libqt4-dbg/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-dbus/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-declarative/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-designer/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-dev/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-dev-bin/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-help/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-network/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-opengl/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-opengl-dev/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-qt3support/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-script/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-scripttools/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-sql/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-sql-mysql/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-sql-sqlite/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-svg/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-test/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-xml/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqt4-xmlpatterns/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqtcore4/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libqtgui4/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
libsocialweb-client2/testing upgradeable from 0.25.20-1 to 0.25.20-2
libsocialweb0/testing upgradeable from 0.25.20-1 to 0.25.20-2
libtracker-extract-0.14-0/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
libtracker-miner-0.14-0/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
libtracker-sparql-0.14-0/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
libvlc5/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
libwine/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
libwine-alsa/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
libwine-cms/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
libwine-gl/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
libwine-gphoto2/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
libwine-ldap/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
libwine-print/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
libwine-sane/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
mahjongg/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
mencoder/testing upgradeable from 3:1.0~rc4+svn20120601-dmo1 to 3:1.1-dmo5
mozilla-plugin-vlc/testing downgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 2.0.0-1
mozilla-plugin-vlc 1:1.1.13-0.0 newer than version in archive
mplayer/testing upgradeable from 3:1.0~rc4+svn20120601-dmo1 to 3:1.1-dmo5
mutter-common/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-3 to 3.4.1-5
mysql-common/testing upgradeable from 5.1.61-3 to 5.5.24+dfsg-4
nautilus-sendto/testing upgradeable from 3.0.3-2 to 3.0.3-2+b1
nautilus-sendto-empathy/testing upgradeable from 3.2.2-1+b2 to 3.4.2.3-1
phonon/testing upgradeable from 4:4.6.0really4.5.1-1 to 4:4.6.0.0-2
pidgin/testing upgradeable from 2.10.2-1 to 2.10.6-1
pidgin-data/testing upgradeable from 2.10.2-1 to 2.10.6-1
pidgin-dbg/testing upgradeable from 2.10.2-1 to 2.10.6-1
poppler-data/testing upgradeable from 0.4.5-2 to 0.4.5-8
python-dateutil/testing upgradeable from 1.5-1 to 1.5+dfsg-0.1
qdbus/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
qt4-linguist-tools/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
qt4-qmake/testing upgradeable from 4:4.8.1-1 to 4:4.8.2-1
quadrapassel/testing upgradeable from 1:3.2.1-2 to 1:3.4.2-2
remmina/testing upgradeable from 0.9.3-3 to 1.0.0-4
remmina-plugin-rdp/testing upgradeable from 0.9.2-3+b1 to 1.0.0-4
remmina-plugin-vnc/testing upgradeable from 0.9.2-3+b1 to 1.0.0-4
rhythmbox/testing upgradeable from 2.96-3 to 2.97-2
rhythmbox-data/testing upgradeable from 2.96-5 to 2.97-2
rhythmbox-dbg/testing upgradeable from 2.96-3 to 2.97-2
rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder/testing upgradeable from 2.96-3 to 2.97-2
rhythmbox-plugins/testing upgradeable from 2.96-3 to 2.97-2
rpm-common/testing upgradeable from 4.9.1.3-2 to 4.10.0-4
rpm2cpio/testing upgradeable from 4.9.1.3-2 to 4.10.0-4
tracker/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
tracker-extract/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
tracker-gui/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
tracker-miner-evolution/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
tracker-miner-fs/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
tracker-utils/testing upgradeable from 0.14.1-1+b1 to 0.14.1-2
vlc/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-data/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-dbg/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-nox/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-plugin-fluidsynth/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-plugin-jack/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-plugin-notify/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-plugin-pulse/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-plugin-sdl/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
vlc-plugin-svg/testing upgradeable from 1:1.1.13-0.0 to 1:2.0.2-dmo2
w32codecs/testing upgradeable from 1:20110131-0.1 to 1:20110131-dmo1
wine/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1
wine-bin/testing upgradeable from 1.0.1-3.6 to 1.4.1-1

So I started upgrading by hand, only a few packages a time:

Step 4
apt-get upgrade

Code:

apt-get install anjuta-common amarok-utils amarok-dbg amarok apt amarok-common aacplusenc aacgain

Which gives me:

Code:

....
aacgain is already the newest version.
aacplusenc is already the newest version.
The following package has been installed automatically and is required anymore:
  libx264-119

Use »apt-get autoremove«, to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  akonadi-backend-sqlite gtkpod gtkpod-data libaio1 libanjuta-3-0 libatomicparsley0 libgdl-3-2
libgdl-3-common libgtkpod1 libmysqlclient18
  mysql-common
Recommended packages:
  amarok-doc libqt4-sql-psql moodbar libqtwebkit4-dbg anjuta apt-doc python-jppy
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  akonadi-backend-mysql libept1 libgdl-3-1 mysql-server-core-5.1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  akonadi-backend-sqlite libaio1 libatomicparsley0 libgdl-3-2 libmysqlclient18
The following packages will be upgraded (Upgrade):
  amarok amarok-common amarok-dbg amarok-utils anjuta-common apt gtkpod gtkpod-data libanjuta-3-0
libgdl-3-common libgtkpod1 mysql-common
12 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 4 to be removed and 154 not upgraded.
4 not installed or removed completely.
0 MB of 90,8 MB of archive files still have to be downloaded.
After this operation 36,7 MB of disk space will be freed

Do you want to continue [J/n]? 
Loading error reports ... Done
»Found/Fixed«-informationen are evaluated ... Done
serious error of apt (0.8.15.10 -> 0.9.7.1) <in some versions marked as 'solved'>
 #680287 - apt: cronjob exits with error: /etc/cron.daily/apt: cp: cannot stat
`/var/lib/apt/extended_states': No such file or directory (Solved: apt/0.9.7.2)
grave error of amarok (2.5.0-1 -> 2.6~beta1+75.g47e75df-1) <not solved>
 #681121 - amarok: attempts to upgrade MySQL database on every application start
Wrap-up:
 apt(1 error), amarok(1 error)
Are you sure you want to install or upgrade the packages mentioned above?
[Y/n/?/...]

What should I do now? I'm not looking forward to upgrading to a broken apt package.

etech3 · 07-18-2012, 08:21 PM

OK You can try this:

Make sure to back up of docs first

switch over to console (not terminal in desktop, but control+alt+F1)

Shut down your desktop

/etc/ini.d/+whatever your desktop is, I think I saw kde
now
apt-get update
then apt-get install apt

once that is done reboot your computer to clear

then apt-get update

now here's a little trick

on the command line type script >2120718-upgrade
(This will start a script for you that will copy everything that goes on till you type exit to stop the script).

now type apt-get upgrade

when it comes time to answer y/n type n and then type exit

Now you have a copy of everything that blew passed you on the screen.

open up your list with a text editor and start reading. This will give you each package and it depends.

See how many you have in total and then you can work your way through this list with apt-get install.

I don't know how out of date your system was. It will take a little time to work through. I have had one system that had over 300 packages that needed upgrading and yes it took a couple of hours.

A couple of thing:

If you run into a problem with apt-get install PACKAGE, run apt-get install -f to fix and then move to the next one.

use apt-show-versions -u to show you what needs to be upgraded. pick one and apt-get install PACKAGE.

second thing, use apt-cache policy PACKAGE to show you what's installed now.

one step at a time, inch by inch it's a cinch.

If that too much for you.

Download the latest Sid and wipe the machine and start over.

Keep me posted

TobiSGD · 07-18-2012, 09:14 PM

You are running Debian Testing (although your prompt says debian-sid?), so you should always upgrade your system with

Code:

apt-get dist-upgrade

, not

Code:

apt-get upgrade

You have 166 packages that are not updated because they are held back by using upgrade instead of dist-upgrade. Try to update with dist-upgrade.

PasBern · 07-18-2012, 11:26 PM

Your observation is totally correct, TobiSGD, the prompt says "debian-sid". That's because it was originally set up as Debian Unstable and used that way for about a year. I decided to switch my repositories to "Testing" as many packages in "Unstable" aren't much newer, or even newer at all. So I thought I might change my sources to "Testing", since that is supposed to be more stable. As far as my experience with the two versions is concerned, they do not differ very much in terms of stability, if at all. I encounter actually more problems under "Testing" than under "Unstable", but do not think that one can generalize that impression.

PasBern · 07-24-2012, 03:57 PM

Finally I can report back with some results, or rather outcomes, as I wasn't too successful inmanually upgrading the packages. Only a few packages could be upgraded without difficulties, i.e.error messages or warnings. I'm through all of the list, but I thought it would be better to give feedback now.

Most packages could not be installed because dirmng could not be configured or any of the packages KDE, Kleopatra, etc. See my previous post on details - I received the same error message.

All the while other packages pose a particular problem, as apt-get warns me that their
installation/upgrade might make my system unstable. See error message below. I'm unsure how to proceed, since apt for example should work I would assume.

The manual installation have brought more problems than solved. Nautilus and Dolphin do not work anymore, that is they crash shortly after starting (I work under GNOME Fallback Mode, but use quite a few KDE programs). All KDE multimedia applications (Amarok, Bangarang, JuK,,,) refuse to even start. The akonadi-system is broken by now, and for the past few days I have been trying to get it fixed, that's why haven't responded earlier. Not one of the programs in KDE-PIM can be used anymore.

Error message when trying to install/upgrade amarok:

Code:

grave error of amarok (-> 2.6~beta1+75.g47e75df-1) <not solved>
 #681121 - amarok: attempts to upgrade MySQL database on every application start+
Summary:
amarok(1 error)
Are you sure, you want to install or upgrade the packages mentioned above?[Y/n/?/...]

Error message when trying to install/upgrade apt:

Code:

serious Error of apt (0.8.15.10 -> 0.9.7.1) <marked as 'solved' in some versions>
 #680287 - apt: cronjob exits with error: /etc/cron.daily/apt: cp: cannot stat
`/var/lib/apt/extended_states': No such file or directory (Solved: apt/0.9.7.2)
serious Error of apt (0.8.15.10 -> 0.9.7.1) <not solved>
 #677704 - unusable multiarch (triggers "Dynamic MMap ran out of room" error)
Summary:
 apt(2 errors)
Are you sure, you want to install or upgrade the packages mentioned above?
[Y/n/?/...]

Again, thank you for your help and most of all for your patience