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> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:22:40 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to	install/remove : installation/removal script returned error	exit status 2
> 
> Hello Mr Murray,
> 
> Thank you very much for your email. I'm not sure I understand much of it but
> I ran *sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* in accordance with your
> "workaround" suggestion A to remove the package, but I got the message that
> no such file or directory exists. So then I went to your workaround
> alternative B to be used when package can't be removed.  I got the following
> printout:-*
> 
> 
> tony@tony-laptop:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*
> [sudo] password for tony:
> rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*': No such file or
> directory
> tony@tony-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get clean
> [sudo] password for tony:
> tony@tony-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Initialising package states... Done
> Writing extended state information... Done
> E: Can't find a package named "PACKAGE"
> tony@tony-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --unpack./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb
> dpkg: unknown option --unpack./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb
> 
> Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
> Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
> Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
> Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
> Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
> Type dpkg --license|--licence for copyright licence and lack of warranty
> (GNU GPL) [*].
> 
> Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or
> `more' !
> tony@tony-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE
> dpkg: error processing package (--configure):
>  no package named `package' is installed, cannot configure
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  package
> tony@tony-laptop:~$
> 
> 
> I think I've probably done something wrong, haven't I?
> 
> Regards,
> Tony Boulind
> 
> On 5 March 2010 23:43, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:
> 
> > ** Tags added: patch-upstreaminput
> > ** Tags removed: patch
> >
> > --
> > [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove :
> > installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of a duplicate bug.
> >
> > Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> > Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: New
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the
> > following error:
> >
> > -- Error during installation --
> > Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ...
> > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script:
> > Exec format error
> > dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure):
> >  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> >
> > -- Error during removal --
> > Removing gnome-do ...
> > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec
> > format error
> > dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge):
> >  subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
> >
> > This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts
> > (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted.
> >
> > == HOW TO REPRODUCE ==
> > Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds:
> > # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> > [simulates a system crash]
> > After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will
> > notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync
> > call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c
> > $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17
> > /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> >
> > If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash:
> > # apt-get install hello; sync;  echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> > After reboot the files are fine:
> > $ ls -l  /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17
> > /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> >
> > If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time,
> > ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to
> > disk.
> >
> > == WORKAROUNDS ==
> > Execute the following commands in a terminal
> > (GNOME: Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
> >  KDE: KMenu -> Applications -> System -> Terminal [Konsole] )
> >
> > Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall
> >
> > $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*
> > $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE
> > $ sudo apt-get clean
> > $ sudo apt-get update
> >
> > Then reinstall the package
> >
> > Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed
> >
> > $ sudo apt-get clean
> > $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE
> > $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb
> > $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE
> >
> > Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove.
> >
> > == Localization ==
> > The same error in non-english language:
> >  . Erreur de format pour exec()
> >  . Error de formato ejecutable
> >  . Errore di formato di exec
> >  . Exec format error
> >  . Formatfel på körbar fil
> >  . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum
> >  . Exec formátum hiba
> >  . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand
> >  . Exec 格式错误
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscribe
> >
> 
> -- 
> [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
> 
> Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: In Progress
> Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: New
> 
> Bug description:
> Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error:
> 
> -- Error during installation --
> Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ...
> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
> dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> 
> -- Error during removal --
> Removing gnome-do ...
> dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error
> dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge):
>  subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
> 
> This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted.
> 
> == HOW TO REPRODUCE ==
> Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds:
> # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> [simulates a system crash]
> After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c
> $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> 
> If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash:
> # apt-get install hello; sync;  echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger
> After reboot the files are fine:
> $ ls -l  /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm
> 
> If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk.
> 
> == WORKAROUNDS ==
> Execute the following commands in a terminal
> (GNOME: Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
>  KDE: KMenu -> Applications -> System -> Terminal [Konsole] )
> 
> Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall
> 
> $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*
> $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE
> $ sudo apt-get clean
> $ sudo apt-get update
> 
> Then reinstall the package
> 
> Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed
> 
> $ sudo apt-get clean
> $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE
> $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb
> $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE
> 
> Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove.
> 
> == Localization ==
> The same error in non-english language:
>  . Erreur de format pour exec()
>  . Error de formato ejecutable
>  . Errore di formato di exec
>  . Exec format error
>  . Formatfel på körbar fil
>  . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum
>  . Exec formátum hiba
>  . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand
>  . Exec 格式错误
> 
> 
> 
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscribe
 		 	   		  
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