On Mon July 15 2024 09:00:45 William Morder via tde-users wrote: > On Monday 15 July 2024 08:32:18 Mike Bird via tde-users wrote: > > > I am dying to hear what's up. > > > > Please show me exactly what happens when as root and in the directory > > containing this package file you do: > > > > dpkg -i apt_2.6.1devuan1_amd64.deb > > > > --Mike > > Whoops, sorry! My mistake. (I am just barely awake, still waiting on > coffee.) > > Here is the correct output: > > dpkg: version 2.6.1devuan1 of apt already installed, skipping Looks like a Devuan bug. Debian allows packages to be installed over themselves to fix file corruption problems - see the unpacking 2.6.1 over 2.6.1 note: # dpkg -i apt_2.6.1_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 231232 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack apt_2.6.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking apt (2.6.1) over (2.6.1) ... Setting up apt (2.6.1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u7) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ... To work around the Devuan bug try: dpkg --remove apt:amd64 dpkg -i apt_2.6.1devuan1_amd64.deb If that doesn't work please show me: dpkg -C apt dpkg -V apt --Mike ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
