apt-get permission denied

[Jack McGee]

On 08/09/2015 03:17 PM, Tom H wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Jack McGee <jack at greendesk.net> wrote:
>> Preconfiguring packages ...
>> Setting up util-linux (2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.6) ...
>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/util-linux.postinst: 6:
>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/util-linux.postinst: update-alternatives: Permission
>> denied
>> dpkg: error processing package util-linux (--configure):
>>   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
>> 126
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> mythuser at ZBOX84:/var/lib/dpkg/info$
> These are the update-alternatives invocations.
>
> update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pager pager /bin/more 50 \
>    --slave /usr/share/man/man1/pager.1.gz pager.1.gz
> /usr/share/man/man1/more.1.gz
> update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pager pager /usr/bin/pg 10 \
>    --slave /usr/share/man/man1/pager.1.gz pager.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/pg.1.gz
>
> Can you add "-x" to "/var/lib/dpkg/info/util-linux.postinst" and run
> the upgrade again?
>

sorry I am dense here.

I am to run these commands?

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pager pager /bin/more 50 \
   --slave /usr/share/man/man1/pager.1.gz pager.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/more.1.gz
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pager pager /usr/bin/pg 10 \
   --slave /usr/share/man/man1/pager.1.gz pager.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/pg.1.gz


And what is the command I am to add -x to?

Can you add "-x" to "/var/lib/dpkg/info/util-linux.postinst" and run
the upgrade again?

Thanks.