Debian first experience made a bit easier...

Risto H. Kurppa risto at kurppa.fi
Fri Aug 28 10:57:50 CEST 2009


Tried to install debian today:

INST_MIRROR=http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian HOST=ribian TASKS=ALL
SINGLE_PART=true QI=true ./install.sh all

problem #1: fdisk fails.

(copied from irc..)
10:08 < rhkfin> Syncing disks.
10:08 < rhkfin> Partitioning failed, could not execute with fdisk:
10:08 < rhkfin> n
10:08 < rhkfin> p
10:09 < rhkfin> 1
10:09 < rhkfin> 249296
10:09 < rhkfin> w
and executing stops..

-> I created the partition manually and tried again with

INST_MIRROR=http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian HOST=ribian TASKS=ALL
SINGLE_PART=true QI=true ./install.sh testing time format mount debian
apt fso configuration tasks kernel cleanup unmount

E: Internal error: install

Some more hacking and I got

11:03 < rhkfin> O: Errors were encountered while processing:
11:03 < rhkfin> O:  readline-common
11:03 < rhkfin> O:  libreadline5
11:03 < rhkfin> O:  gpgv
11:03 < rhkfin> O:  gnupg
11:03 < rhkfin> O:  debian-archive-keyring
11:03 < rhkfin> O:  apt
11:03 < rhkfin> E: Internal error: install

Added installation-info to the code (per this patch:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-fso-maint/2009-August/001752.html
)

Tried again:

O: Unpacking apt (from .../bootstrap/apt_0.7.23_armel.deb) ...
P: Unpacking package apt
O: Setting up libbz2-1.0 (1.0.5-3) ...
P: Configuring package libbz2-1.0
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of readline-common:
O:  readline-common depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info;
however:
O:   Version of dpkg on system is 1.15.3.1+b3.
O:   Package install-info is not installed.
O: dpkg: error processing readline-common (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreadline5:
O:  libreadline5 depends on readline-common; however:
O:   Package readline-common is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing libreadline5 (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: Setting up libusb-0.1-4 (2:0.1.12-13) ...
P: Configuring package libusb-0.1-4
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gpgv:
O:  gpgv depends on libreadline5 (>= 5.2); however:
O:   Package libreadline5 is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing gpgv (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnupg:
O:  gnupg depends on libreadline5 (>= 5.2); however:
O:   Package libreadline5 is not configured yet.
O:  gnupg depends on gpgv; however:
O:   Package gpgv is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing gnupg (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
debian-archive-keyring:
O:  debian-archive-keyring depends on gnupg; however:
O:   Package gnupg is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing debian-archive-keyring (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apt:
O:  apt depends on debian-archive-keyring; however:
O:   Package debian-archive-keyring is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing apt (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: Errors were encountered while processing:
O:  readline-common
O:  libreadline5
O:  gpgv
O:  gnupg
O:  debian-archive-keyring
O:  apt
E: Internal error: install


So in the end I understood to check this:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-fso-maint/2009-August/001725.html

and run

cd /mnt/debian/var/cache/bootstrap
wget http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/pool/main/t/texinfo/install-info_4.13a.dfsg.1-4_armel.deb

and run

INST_MIRROR=http://ftp.fi.debian.org/debian HOST=ribian TASKS=ALL
SINGLE_PART=true QI=true ./install.sh --verbose debian apt fso
configuration tasks kernel cleanup unmount

Still failing:

P: Unpacking package libreadline5
O: Selecting previously deselected package libusb-0.1-4.
O: Unpacking libusb-0.1-4 (from .../libusb-0.1-4_0.1.12-13_armel.deb)
...
P: Unpacking package libusb-0.1-4
O: Selecting previously deselected package gpgv.
O: Unpacking gpgv (from .../gpgv_1.4.9-4_armel.deb) ...
P: Unpacking package gpgv
O: Selecting previously deselected package gnupg.
O: Unpacking gnupg (from .../gnupg_1.4.9-4_armel.deb) ...
P: Unpacking package gnupg
O: Selecting previously deselected package debian-archive-keyring.
O: Unpacking debian-archive-keyring (from
.../debian-archive-keyring_2009.01.31_all.deb) ...
P: Unpacking package debian-archive-keyring
O: Selecting previously deselected package apt.
O: Unpacking apt (from .../bootstrap/apt_0.7.23_armel.deb) ...
P: Unpacking package apt
O: Setting up libbz2-1.0 (1.0.5-3) ...
P: Configuring package libbz2-1.0
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of readline-common:
O:  readline-common depends on dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info;
however:
O:   Version of dpkg on system is 1.15.3.1+b3.
O:   Package install-info is not installed.
O: dpkg: error processing readline-common (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreadline5:
O:  libreadline5 depends on readline-common; however:
O:   Package readline-common is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing libreadline5 (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: Setting up libusb-0.1-4 (2:0.1.12-13) ...
P: Configuring package libusb-0.1-4
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gpgv:
O:  gpgv depends on libreadline5 (>= 5.2); however:
O:   Package libreadline5 is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing gpgv (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnupg:
O:  gnupg depends on libreadline5 (>= 5.2); however:
O:   Package libreadline5 is not configured yet.
O:  gnupg depends on gpgv; however:
O:   Package gpgv is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing gnupg (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of debian-archive-keyring:
O:  debian-archive-keyring depends on gnupg; however:
O:   Package gnupg is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing debian-archive-keyring (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apt:
O:  apt depends on debian-archive-keyring; however:
O:   Package debian-archive-keyring is not configured yet.
O: dpkg: error processing apt (--install):
O:  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
O: Errors were encountered while processing:
O:  readline-common
O:  libreadline5
O:  gpgv
O:  gnupg
O:  debian-archive-keyring
O:  apt
E: Internal error: install
root at om-gta02 ~ $




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r


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