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apt-get install websvnCode: Select all
modutils
hotplug
modconf
pppoeconfNow when I uninstall via:
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apt-get remove websvnCode: Select all
Errors were encountered while processing
modutils
hotplug
modconf
pppoeconfCode: Select all
Hockey-Server:/# apt-get remove websvn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package websvn is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up modutils (2.4.27.0-6) ...
/etc/modutils/0keep: line 9: keep: command not found
Error while executing /etc/modutils/0keep, aborting
Note: If /etc/modutils/0keep should not be an executable script, please ensure it does not have execute permission
dpkg: error processing modutils (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hotplug:
hotplug depends on module-init-tools | modutils (>= 2.4.2); however:
Package module-init-tools is not installed.
Package modutils is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing hotplug (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of modconf:
modconf depends on modutils | module-init-tools; however:
Package modutils is not configured yet.
Package module-init-tools is not installed.
dpkg: error processing modconf (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pppoeconf:
pppoeconf depends on modconf; however:
Package modconf is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing pppoeconf (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
modutils
hotplug
modconf
pppoeconf
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)I believe I received the same error with the four above packages not being configured when I installed websvn - thus it's failure.
Why am I getting these errors at all? Doesn't APT keep track of packages dependecies and install them/configure them as required?
I'm guessing it's not perfect and occasionally needs manual assistance from admin's - this being one of those cases?
I've quickly read up on those packages and none really sound like I should need them as my system is a screen-less web server (nothing more nothing less).
Any help is appreciated