Dapper Drake - Error when running dist-upgrade after a fresh install

[Daniel Robitaille]

On 12/21/05, Jason Riker <jasonrkr at charter.net> wrote:
> Hello All.  I've just installed Dapper Flight One on my system and
> receive the following error when I do an initial 'apt-get dist-upgrade'.
> Can someone help me figure out how to correct this?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jason
>
> Error
> ----------------------------
> dpkg: xmkmf: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
>  xutils depends on xmkmf.
> (Reading database ... 57025 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing xmkmf ...
> (Reading database ... 57020 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace locales 2.3.5-1ubuntu12
> (using .../locales_2.3.7-1_all.deb) ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line
> 5: /var/lib/locales/supported.d/local: No such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/locales_2.3.7-1_all.deb
> (--unpack):
>  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg: considering removing locales in favour of
> language-pack-en-base ...
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It looks like you ran into this recently announced potential problem
with dist-upgrade and locales in Dapper:

http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2005-December/000043.html



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Daniel Robitaille