package kdm 4:3.5.7-1ubuntu15 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg

[Ralf]

Binary package hint: kdebase

Just started the machine and ran adept_updater, nothing special.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Aug 29 09:02:29 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ErrorMessage: dpkg
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ath_hal
Package: kdm 4:3.5.7-1ubuntu15
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: kdebase
Title: package kdm 4:3.5.7-1ubuntu15 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg
Uname: Linux ralf01 2.6.22-10-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 22 08:11:52 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[rkelly (rkelly)]

Had the same problem while running adept_updater.
Will try again after reboot.
All other package upgraded fine.

[rkelly (rkelly)]

Tried a second run (without reboot) to get kdm properly installed.
I get the following messages in the terminal:
*** stack smashing detected *** /usr/bin/perl terminated

subproces post-installation script killed bij signal (Segmentation error), core dumped

(Previous line translated from Dutch)

[rkelly (rkelly)]

After reboot KDM refused to start.
I fixed the problem by running dselect from the commandline:
First select option 4 to fix any leftover configurations.
Then select option 3 to (re)install kdm, or any other package that still had to get upgraded.
What puzzles me is that the system now states I have kdm 4:3.5.7-1ubuntu16 installed?

[Paul-Sebastian Manole (brokenthorn)]

Works absolutely OK for me after I rebooted, killed KDM which was running but showing nothing and then apt-get upgrade'ing. Maybe it works from the cli, try that, but kill KDM first.

[Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount)]

-1ubuntu17 seems to work.

[Paul-Sebastian Manole (brokenthorn)]

Oh, I have -1ubuntu16 and it works. :)