Suspected Perl issue on my Debian Sid install (maybe debconf related)
So when I try to run a couple of commands
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apt-file update Code:
# perl -v Code:
# cpan -u Code:
# locate ListUtil.c Now I don't know if this is related, but I noticed all this when an update failed with a debconf error Code:
# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/debconf_1.5.63_all.deb Code:
# dpkg-reconfigure debconf Code:
# apt-listbugs list debconf Any thoughts would be appreciated edit - the one difference the install with an issue has is that I tried to install a musicbrainz server on it |
When you upgrade PERL via cpan you have to rebuild the modules that are not completely PERL code.
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so for instance, the issue in the op I resolved by removing List::Utils Code:
cpanm --uninstall List::Util So when I upgraded again to 5.26, the ListUtil error was gone and replaced by Code:
# cpanm |
so yes trying to install musicbrainz server was what was causing issues as this installed perl modules via cpanm
lessons learnt: - i might be a user of 10+ years on sid, but that doesn't mean i should not be prepared for things going north - given the above it's especially important to remember that most guides will be done with the view of a stable install - i have to be very careful with perl especially as it introduces packages outside of apt 1. so because i am on sid, perl had upgraded from 5.24 to 5.26 2. downgraded to 5.24 (the version in stable) using dpkg 3. cpanm was then able to work and I removed List::Util - cpanm --uninstall List::Util 4. upgraded perl back to the sid version 5. had to repeat steps 2 to 4 a number of times as new perl modules showed up that were impacted 6. eventually got the system to a point where the debconf install completed and I could do a full system upgrade |
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