I can not install any packages with dpkg!!

k84834 · 11-26-2012, 04:34 AM

Hi
I have a problem with installed dpkg :
I have installed an LFS system and I want to install other packages with dpkg/apt. for this reason, I have installed dpkg but there are problems:
when I installed dpkg-1.15.8.13 package, there is not any status file. I run "touch /var/lib/dpkg/status" but the status file contained anything. now I can't install any packages with dpkg. this is one of my problems. alternative I recieve this message:

Code:

dpkg: error processing apt_0.5.4_i386.deb (--install):
 package architecture (i386) does not match system ()
Errors were encountered while processing:
 apt_0.5.4_i386.deb

how can I determine installed packages from source(that installed in LFS system) to dpkg?!

VDP76 · 11-26-2012, 08:26 AM

hi k84834,
are your system and OS 64bit!? you could try opening a terminal and typing in:

Code:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update

and then re-issue the installation of apt_0.5.4_i386.deb

I hope it help.

k84834 · 11-26-2012, 08:36 AM

Hi
thank you for your reply VDP76
No, my system is 32 bit. the result of "uname -m" command is "i686".
I installed dpkg-1.15.8.13 and it hasn't --add-architecture option. and I still dose not installed apt package. I peresent my question in debian forum, with more explanation. please see this link

k84834 · 11-26-2012, 11:36 PM

can any one help me???

knudfl · 11-27-2012, 03:11 AM

A test with dpkg-1.13.11 on a non Debian OS :
touch /var/lib/dpkg/status
touch /var/lib/dpkg/available
touch /usr/local/sbin/update-rc.d
chmod 0755 /usr/local/sbin/update-rc.d
..... And no problems doing : # dpkg -i package_i386.deb
I.e. it works if the package has no dependencies.
An LFS OS has no trace of any Debian basic packages ( like glibc ),
and the option '--force-all' will be required to install *.deb.

About 'apt' : Please try out a later version. "apt_0.5.4" is 10 years old !
0.8.10.3 : http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool...eeze1_i386.deb

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k84834 · 11-27-2012, 04:28 AM

Hi knudfl
I did your suggestion but occur same error as before.

Code:

root [ /sources ]# dpkg --force-all -i apt_0.8.10.3+squeeze1_i386.deb 
tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing apt_0.8.10.3+squeeze1_i386.deb (--install):
 subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 apt_0.8.10.3+squeeze1_i386.deb


root [ /sources ]# dpkg --force-all -i dpkg_1.13.26_i386.deb 
tar: Skipping to next header
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing dpkg_1.13.26_i386.deb (--install):
 subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 dpkg_1.13.26_i386.deb
root [ /sources ]#

knudfl · 11-27-2012, 04:47 AM

Quote:

.. but occur same error as before

That's a new error, not shown before ?

Didn't you already have 'dpkg' installed ? Ref. post # 1.
The version dpkg_1.13.26 is a random choice used in post # 5.

And why do you want 'apt' ? No apt functions will work in an LFS OS.

Dpkg can be quite handy to have around. Unpacking .deb packages, etc.
And to install a few .deb packages.
But : The installpkg / removepkg tools from Slackware/a/pkgtools
seem more versatile : Works with packages.tgz / .txz .
And .deb / .rpm packages are easy to convert to .tgz .
Then you would have no dependency issues.

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