12-7-07 gutsy update broke

[NoOp]

On 12/07/2007 10:34 PM, John Dangler wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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:
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>> -----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.
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> Sorry, meant /usr/log
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> root at Nebo:~# ls /usr
> bin  games  include  lib  local  sbin  share  src  X11R6
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> 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.
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> I'd still spend some time this weekend going through your log files to
> see what you can spot.
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Sorry, yes /var/log

My apologies; both my son's arrived this evening & I'm transfering hard
drives from one to a faster system & upgrading the other from Fiesty to
Gutsy. So, my brain is a little taxed right now :-)