[apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:

Ok I found another way to get at the message by just running

apt-get install rsync

it may not be the same version as rsync, but its the same message

Setting up rsync (2.6.9-3ubuntu1.1) ...
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 rsync (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-standard:
 ubuntu-standard depends on rsync; however:
  Package rsync is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-standard (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Exactly the same thing over here

Same problem, rsync failed to install with terminal upgrade from gutsy to hardy 2.6.24-16 with failure to install ubuntu-standard and kdesudo - so far. Still updating 1 minute before cleanup.

Still an issue in current hardy, see bug 220643:

Setting up rsync (2.6.9-6ubuntu2) ...^M
usage: update-rc.d [-n] [-f] <basename> remove^M
       update-rc.d [-n] <basename> defaults [NN | SS KK]^M
       update-rc.d [-n] <basename> start|stop NN runlvl [runlvl] [...] .^M
                -n: not really^M
                -f: force^M
dpkg: error processing rsync (--configure):^M
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1^M
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-standard:^M
 ubuntu-standard depends on rsync; however:^M
  Package rsync is not configured yet.^M
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-standard (--configure):^M
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured^M

Can you please attach your /etc/apt/sources.list?

Hi,

bug 220645 is very similar to this. Is there any chance
that you have Debian's sysv-rc package installed?

Thanks,

James

Hi James,

Yep, it's definitely possible. I'm at work right now so I can't tell you for
sure, but I will definitely check on it when I get home tonight and let you
know.

Thanks!

Jody

On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:16 AM, James Westby
<<email address hidden><jw%<email address hidden>>>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> bug 220645 is very similar to this. Is there any chance
> that you have Debian's sysv-rc package installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

Hi again James,

I just checked, and I do have the sysv-rc package installed. If my bug's a
duplicate, sorry about that!

On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:16 AM, James Westby
<<email address hidden><jw%<email address hidden>>>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> bug 220645 is very similar to this. Is there any chance
> that you have Debian's sysv-rc package installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

Hi,
Thank you so much!
I found the bug when I upgraded from ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04. But now, i have to
install new ubuntu 8.04 to avoid some errors.

2008/5/2, Jody <email address hidden>:
>
> Hi again James,
>
> I just checked, and I do have the sysv-rc package installed. If my bug's a
> duplicate, sorry about that!
>
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:16 AM, James Westby
> <<email address hidden> <jw%<email address hidden>><
> jw%<email address hidden> <jw%<email address hidden>>>>
> wrote:
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > bug 220645 is very similar to this. Is there any chance
> > that you have Debian's sysv-rc package installed?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > James
> >
> > --
> > [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of the bug.
> >
>
>
>
> ** Attachment added: "unnamed"
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14075896/unnamed
>
>
> --
> [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 00:32 +0000, Jody wrote:
> Hi again James,
>
> I just checked, and I do have the sysv-rc package installed. If my bug's a
> duplicate, sorry about that!

Hi,

You should have sysv-rc installed, the question is whether you
have Debian's installed. Could you please open a terminal and
give us the output of "apt-cache policy sysv-rc", that should
help us figure that out.

Thanks,

James

Here is mine (mine bugreport is referenced above)

sysv-rc:
  Installed: 2.86.ds1-54
  Candidate: 2.86.ds1-54
  Version table:
 *** 2.86.ds1-54 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

Hi machak,

You have the Debian version installed. You should check your /etc/apt/sources.list
to make sure that you don't have any Debian repositories in it. Mixing
repositories like that will lead to all sorts of trouble.

Thanks,

James

Here's what I got:

jody@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy sysv-rc
sysv-rc:
  Installed: 2.86.ds1-38
  Candidate: 2.86.ds1-38
  Version table:
 *** 2.86.ds1-38 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:09 AM, James Westby
<<email address hidden><jw%<email address hidden>>>
wrote:

> On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 00:32 +0000, Jody wrote:
> > Hi again James,
> >
> > I just checked, and I do have the sysv-rc package installed. If my bug's
> a
> > duplicate, sorry about that!
>
> Hi,
>
> You should have sysv-rc installed, the question is whether you
> have Debian's installed. Could you please open a terminal and
> give us the output of "apt-cache policy sysv-rc", that should
> help us figure that out.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

I also checked out my repositories, and there's no Debianpackages there..

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:50 AM, James Westby
<<email address hidden><jw%<email address hidden>>>
wrote:

> Hi machak,
>
> You have the Debian version installed. You should check your
> /etc/apt/sources.list
> to make sure that you don't have any Debian repositories in it. Mixing
> repositories like that will lead to all sorts of trouble.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 10:57 +0000, Jody wrote:
> Here's what I got:
>
> jody@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy sysv-rc
> sysv-rc:
> Installed: 2.86.ds1-38
> Candidate: 2.86.ds1-38
> Version table:
> *** 2.86.ds1-38 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

Hi,

This also appears to be a Debian version of the package you have
installed. If you attach your /etc/apt/sources.list to the bug
then I can try and work out where it is coming from.

Thanks,

James

Here it is. Sorry for the delay.

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 6:31 AM, James Westby
<<email address hidden><jw%<email address hidden>>>
wrote:

> On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 10:57 +0000, Jody wrote:
> > Here's what I got:
> >
> > jody@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy sysv-rc
> > sysv-rc:
> > Installed: 2.86.ds1-38
> > Candidate: 2.86.ds1-38
> > Version table:
> > *** 2.86.ds1-38 0
> > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> > 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45 0
> > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
>
> Hi,
>
> This also appears to be a Debian version of the package you have
> installed. If you attach your /etc/apt/sources.list to the bug
> then I can try and work out where it is coming from.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> --
> [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

Same problem here...solved.

For those who will get trapped into same thing...

Problem was that I've added some debian repositories to my /etc/apt/sources.list which triggered debian version of sysv-rc installed

How to check:

run "sudo apt-cache policy sysv-rc"
If you see something like in the first couple of lines
Code:

sysv-rc:
Installed: 2.86.ds1-38

ie version name without "ubuntu" at the end (2.86.ds1-38 instead of 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu31) then you've hit same problem.

How to resolve:

1. run "sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list" and remove all non-ubuntu repositories. (you may want to make a backup copy of this file just for the case)
2. Go to /var/cache/apt/archives and delete all the files - these are files downloaded by package manager from the repositories, who knows what else was downloaded from the wrong ones.
3. Make sure that you did not pickup debian's rsync as well - remove and install rsync - run "sudo apt-get remove rsync" and then "sudo apt-get install rsync", ignore rsync error message at the end.
4. run "sudo synaptic", then navigate to "sysv-rc", select it, then go to "package" menu, click on "force version", select ubuntu version, smth. like 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu31 then click on "force version", then click "Apply" (big green checkmark button under the menu line ). Problem should be solved after that.

Followed the fix instructions, the problem has been resolved. rsync is installed with no more error messages. Thank you. Now I'll have to be more careful where I use my debian sources (it seemed like a great idea at the time.)

Same here. Uninstalled and reinstalled the correct package of rsync, and all
other packages were able to successfully install.

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:32 PM, pokkets <email address hidden> wrote:

> Followed the fix instructions, the problem has been resolved. rsync is
> installed with no more error messages. Thank you. Now I'll have to be
> more careful where I use my debian sources (it seemed like a great idea
> at the time.)
>
> --
> [apport] package rsync failed to install/upgrade:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157041
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>