[Bug 999195] [NEW] E: /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian/extlinux: No such file or directory

[Ivan Ivanov]

Public bug reported:

Hi,
I had this bug recently while upgrading my ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04


I was upgrading via synaptic and at a point it crashed.

After that I re-run dpkg 1-2 times and it remembered its progress and
went all fine.

In the end it ran its --configure process...

I had to run dpkg --configure -a

or
 dpkg --configure syslinux 
 dpkg --configure extlinux 

I think extlinux is some virtual package around syslinux..

Anyways - no matter how one gets to it - the matter is - when you
configure syslinux via dpkg - this below happnes:


The bug is:
I get a

----
:~$ sudo dpkg --configure extlinux
Setting up extlinux (2:4.05+dfsg-2) ...
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic-pae...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic-pae...
E: /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian/extlinux: No such file or directory

----

A workaround solution is to symlink  /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian
-> /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian-squeeze

cause it is the only one dir present in themes ...
The dpkg script should check for a debian-* folder in there if there is a "debian" folder missing ...


--

Actually just purging and installing again extlinux makes the symlinks
on its own...

We neeed to check that this symlink happens also on upgrades...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: extlinux 2:4.05+dfsg-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 14 18:43:24 2012
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: syslinux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: syslinux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise

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Title:
  E: /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian/extlinux: No such file or
  directory

Status in “syslinux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,
  I had this bug recently while upgrading my ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04

  
  I was upgrading via synaptic and at a point it crashed.

  After that I re-run dpkg 1-2 times and it remembered its progress and
  went all fine.

  In the end it ran its --configure process...

  I had to run dpkg --configure -a

  or
   dpkg --configure syslinux 
   dpkg --configure extlinux 

  I think extlinux is some virtual package around syslinux..

  Anyways - no matter how one gets to it - the matter is - when you
  configure syslinux via dpkg - this below happnes:


  The bug is:
  I get a

  ----
  :~$ sudo dpkg --configure extlinux
  Setting up extlinux (2:4.05+dfsg-2) ...
  P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic-pae...
  P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic-pae...
  E: /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian/extlinux: No such file or directory

  ----

  A workaround solution is to symlink  /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian
  -> /usr/share/syslinux/themes/debian-squeeze

  cause it is the only one dir present in themes ...
  The dpkg script should check for a debian-* folder in there if there is a "debian" folder missing ...


  
  --

  Actually just purging and installing again extlinux makes the symlinks
  on its own...

  We neeed to check that this symlink happens also on upgrades...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: extlinux 2:4.05+dfsg-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic-pae 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon May 14 18:43:24 2012
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: syslinux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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