dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdataSOLVED

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 18:29

Did a

apt-get update

Then a

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apt-get dist-upgrade

today on my EEEPC 900 . Ended up with a

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(Reading database ... 67516 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace tzdata 2011d-1 (using .../tzdata_2011g-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tzdata ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-1_all.deb (--unpack):
 unable to create `/usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab'): Input/output error
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
configured to not write apport reports
                                      Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-1_all.deb
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/locale: 9272 KiB
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/man: 720 KiB
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/gnome/help: 0 KiB
localepurge: Disk space freed in /usr/share/omf: 0 KiB

Total disk space freed by localepurge: 9992 KiB

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Tried google first before posting. No good hits for

Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-1_all.deb

I rebooted OK. So not a total break down. Thinking of deleting /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-1_all.deb
in rox as root. But unsure how to fix this.

My complete readout is in tar.gz

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 18:57

I am thinking of this plan of attack.

Delete /var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-1_all.deb

Then lock tzdata_2011d-1 since it shows still installed and needing upgrade in synaptic.

Then run apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade again and see if I can get rid of

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

What do you think?

Edit: Scratch that. Did a dpkg-reconfigure tzdata and I am doing another apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade again. Looks like I did not get the full dist-upgrade on first try maybe. Will see in few if I break or make it.

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 19:27

Shucks. Did not fix it,

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 22:53

Well, I at least got a dist-upgrade completed with no errors (sorta)

I made a /etc/apt/preferences text file

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Package: tzdata
Pin: version 2011d-1
Pin-Priority: 1001

At least apt-get dist-upgrade completed.

Now for a reboot (crosses fingers)

Edit: Reboot OK. 10 seconds to slim on ext2 file system on 4 gig SSD drive.

Marking this as Solved though I still have to figure out

unable to create `/usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab.dpkg-new
(while processing `./usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab'): Input/output error
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/tzdata_2011g-1_all.deb

anticapitalista · posted: 2011-05-03 23:02

Try renaming the /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab to something else ans see if the upgrade works.

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 23:09

anticapitalista wrote:Try renaming the /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab to something else ans see if the upgrade works.

/usr/share/zoneinfo folder is empty Anti. Nothing there to rename.

anticapitalista · posted: 2011-05-03 23:27

That is bad. There should be something in there.

Try dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 23:29

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# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Central': No such file or directory

Current default time zone: 'US/Central'
Local time is now:      Tue May  3 18:25:13 CDT 2011.
Universal Time is now:  Tue May  3 23:25:13 UTC 2011.

No such file or directory? Icewm taskbar shows correct time?

anticapitalista · posted: 2011-05-03 23:32

another apt-get install tzdata

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 23:35

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 apt-get install tzdata
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
tzdata is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I probably have to unpin it first. __{{emoticon}}__

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-03 23:48

Not a good Idea

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root@biker:/mnt/sdb1/home/harry# apt-get purge tzdata
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  python-libxml2 gv system-config-printer-udev python-pyorbit ghostscript-x
  python-gconf libmcrypt4 libgringotts2 cups-pk-helper libmhash2 libtar gpart
  python-cupshelpers
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  makedev
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  alsa-base* alsa-utils* aufs-modules-2.6.32-1-mepis-smp* ceni* ceniwrapper*
  dmsetup* e2fsprogs* fuse-utils* gjots2* gparted* grub-common* grub-gfxboot*
  gvfs* gvfs-backends* gvfs-fuse* hal* halevt* initramfs-tools*
  libbonoboui2-0* libdevmapper1.02.1* libgdu0* libgnome2-0* libgnomeui-0*
  libical0* liblvm2app2.2* libparted0debian1* linux-image-2.6.32-1-mepis-smp*
  mepis-install* ntfsprogs* osmo* parted* python-gnome2* smbnetfs* sshfs*
  system-config-printer* tzdata* udev* udisks* util-linux* xserver-xorg*
  xserver-xorg-core* xserver-xorg-input-all* xserver-xorg-input-evdev*
  xserver-xorg-input-kbd* xserver-xorg-input-mouse*
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics* xserver-xorg-input-wacom*
  xserver-xorg-video-all* xserver-xorg-video-apm* xserver-xorg-video-ark*
  xserver-xorg-video-ati* xserver-xorg-video-chips* xserver-xorg-video-cirrus*
  xserver-xorg-video-dummy* xserver-xorg-video-fbdev*
  xserver-xorg-video-geode* xserver-xorg-video-glint* xserver-xorg-video-i128*
  xserver-xorg-video-i740* xserver-xorg-video-intel*
  xserver-xorg-video-mach64* xserver-xorg-video-mga*
  xserver-xorg-video-neomagic* xserver-xorg-video-nouveau*
  xserver-xorg-video-openchrome* xserver-xorg-video-r128*
  xserver-xorg-video-radeon* xserver-xorg-video-rendition*
  xserver-xorg-video-s3* xserver-xorg-video-s3virge*
  xserver-xorg-video-savage* xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion*
  xserver-xorg-video-sis* xserver-xorg-video-sisusb* xserver-xorg-video-tdfx*
  xserver-xorg-video-trident* xserver-xorg-video-tseng*
  xserver-xorg-video-vesa* xserver-xorg-video-via* xserver-xorg-video-vmware*
  xserver-xorg-video-voodoo*
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  makedev
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
  e2fsprogs util-linux (due to e2fsprogs) tzdata (due to util-linux)
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 81 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 42.4 kB of archives.
After this operation, 129 MB disk space will be freed.
You are about to do something potentially harmful.
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-04 00:56

Booted into Puppeee 4 (persistent external SD flash card) to look and see the difference between /usr/share/zoneinfo directories. Big difference.

Puppeee /usr/share/zoneinfo

AntiX /usr/share/zoneinfo

__{{emoticon}}__ Only Me. __{{emoticon}}__

Wondering if I can go to my AntiX 11 box or my EEEPC 701SD AntiX 8.5 install that dist-upgraded OK. Look in /usr/share/zoneinfo there. If it looks like Puppeee;s. Copy it to USB. Overwrite my /usr/share/zoneinfo folder with it. Then try update tzdata. Tomorrow. Laterz.

rokytnji · posted: 2011-05-04 01:43

@#$%^& fdisk crashed on a ext2 file system check on reboot in AntiX. error 4 . ran a e2fsck after umount /dev/sda1 in limited init3 shell. Broke it. Grub 17 error after that. Gparted running Puppeee shows /dev/sda1 now as unknown file partiton. Broke it.

Guess I am off to AntiX 11. Fun and games with moving /home to secondary ssd. Just shoot me.