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I was trying to install something else when I ran into this problem. So I tried to install apt-utils to solve it. But I couldn't install apt-utils, because well, my console tells me I don't have apt-utils:
root@napajohn:~# apt-get install apt-utils
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
apt-utils
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/129 kB of archives.
After this operation, 365 kB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
apt-utils
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed
Setting up dash (0.5.5.1-7.4em1) ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (No usable dialog-like program is installed, so the dialog based frontend cannot be used. at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Dialog.pm line 75.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
No diversion 'diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz by dash', none removed.
This should never be reached
dpkg: error processing dash (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bash:
bash depends on dash (>= 0.5.5.1-2.2); however:
Package dash is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing bash (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
dash
bash
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@napajohn:~#
I've tried this: https://serverfault.com/questions/358943/what-does-debconf-delaying-package-configuration-since-apt-utils-is-not-insta
I've tried this but for me it doesn't include apt-utils: apt error: Could not perform immediate configuration on
After doing a good amount of web searching, I am still lost for ideas. Help appreciated!
Running:
root@napajohn:~# cat /etc/debian_version
6.0.3
root@napajohn:~# uname -a
Linux napajohn 2.6.34 #4 Mon Oct 31 16:41:13 EDT 2011 armv7l GNU/Linux
root@napajohn:~#
2Try
dpkg-reconfigure -a
or installing the wanted package withdpkg -i
by downloading the.deb
from the web interface to the Debian package archives. – Daniel Andersson – 2012-04-17T14:53:23.613Thanks for the response, Daniel. I didn't see it right away. However, I've managed to get everything working. I can't submit an answer yet because of low reputation though. I will in 6 hours when it lets me. – John E – 2012-04-17T15:29:01.207
@JohnE this question would be appropriate for Super User or Unix and Linux. Either or. Since you figured it out and posted it here, we'll leave it here for now. – nhinkle – 2012-04-18T16:12:10.317