dbootstrap: does not work: sysvinit and dpkg broken?

[Jan Torben Heuer]

Hi,

I tried to set up a new system using dbootstrap, but I can't get the system
working:

1.) Breaks not suppoerted in dpkg:

dpkg: regarding .../dmsetup_2%3a1.02.08-1ubuntu10_i386.deb containing
dmsetup:
 package uses Breaks; not supported in this dpkg
dpkg: error
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dmsetup_2%3a1.02.08-1ubuntu10_i386.deb
(--unpack):
 unsupported dependency problem - not installing dmsetup
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/dmsetup_2%3a1.02.08-1ubuntu10_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


2.) update-rc.d:

Setting up openssh-server (4.3p2-8ubuntu1) ...
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove
       update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | sNN kNN]
       update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .
                -n: not really
                -f: force
dpkg: error processing openssh-server (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1


Some wired packages seem to be out there. I am using feisty. Can someone
help my to get my system running?

Thanks,

Jan