firebird hangs during installation

[Roland Hughes]

roland@roland-Generic-Desktop1:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
roland@roland-Generic-Desktop1:~$

Attempted to install 2.5-classic after applying ALL updates and the installation hung.

Selecting previously deselected package firebird2.5-classic.
Unpacking firebird2.5-classic (from .../firebird2.5-classic_2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up firebird2.5-common-doc (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
Setting up firebird2.5-common (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
Setting up libfbclient2 (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
Setting up firebird2.5-server-common (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
adduser: Warning: The home directory `/var/lib/firebird' does not belong to the user you are currently creating.
Setting up libfbembed2.5 (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
Setting up libib-util (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
Setting up firebird2.5-classic-common (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
Setting up openbsd-inetd (0.20080125-4ubuntu2) ...
 * Stopping internet superserver inetd [ OK ]
 * Not starting internet superserver: no services enabled
Setting up firebird2.5-classic (2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8) ...
Created default security2.fdb
 * Preparing /var/run/firebird/2.5... [ OK ]

lassie don't come home after this.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: firebird2.5-classic 2.5.0.25920~ReleaseCandidate2.ds2-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 18 20:31:11 2010
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firebird2.5

[Popa Adrian Marius (mapopa)]

you must enable the service
with
dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-classic

is the debian/ubuntu policy to not enable the service by default

[Roland Hughes (original-seasoned-geek)]

I went with one of the other versions that actually installed.
super-classic I think.

On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 14:09 +0000, Mariuz wrote:

> you must enable the service
> with
> dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-classic
>
> is the debian/ubuntu policy to not enable the service by default
>
> ** Changed in: firebird2.5 (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Mariuz (mapopa)
>
> ** Changed in: firebird2.5 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Fix Released
>