12-7-07 gutsy update broke

[John Dangler]

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From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com on behalf of NoOp
Sent: Sat 12/8/2007 12:45 AM
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: 12-7-07 gutsy update broke
 
On 12/07/2007 08:02 PM, John Dangler wrote:
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com on behalf of NoOp
> Sent: Fri 12/7/2007 9:53 PM
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: 12-7-07 gutsy update broke
>  
> On 12/07/2007 06:50 AM, John Dangler wrote:
>> Got an update-notify this morning for libkpathsea4 (TeX search library
>> path).
>> 
>> On selecting the update, got this immediately - 
>> 
>> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to
>> correct the problem. 
>> E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
>> 
>> Selecting 'Ok' here restarts the update manager.
>> 
>> Jack
>> 
> 
> I suspect that you have more serious problems with your system than the
> TeX update given your recent posts regarding Evo et al.  Were I you I'd
> spend some time this weekend going through your /usr/log files to see if
> you can find the problem(s).
> 
> /usr/log doesn't exist.

Sorry, meant /usr/log

root at Nebo:~# ls /usr
bin  games  include  lib  local  sbin  share  src  X11R6

No, I meant that the log directory does not exist under /usr...
I only have /var/log. Could that be a problem ??

> /var/log/mail* are all empty
> syslogs don't show anything to indicate an error.
> dmesg has no interesting clues at all.

I'd still spend some time this weekend going through your log files to
see what you can spot.


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