i still cant find the answer to my prob. hope you can help me. God bless! --- On Wed, 11/4/09, jlo wrote: From: jlo Subject: Re: [Bug 372942] Re: Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Pre-Invoke '/usr/bin/daptup --pre'Sub-process returned an error code To: Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 12:50 PM where is that upstream so that i can apply the fix you suggested for daptup? sorry. hope you'll be patient with me. God bless! --- On Wed, 11/4/09, jlo wrote: From: jlo Subject: Re: [Bug 372942] Re: Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Pre-Invoke '/usr/bin/daptup --pre'Sub-process returned an error code To: Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:43 AM Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for libc6 ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place juressa@juressa-laptop:~$ I did what you suggested: the sudo apt-get purge daptup but the above appeared at the end. Now, im still figuring it out so that finally i can update and upgrade in my update manager. But thanks anyway. God bless! --- On Tue, 11/3/09, Michael Vogt wrote: From: Michael Vogt Subject: [Bug 372942] Re: Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Pre-Invoke '/usr/bin/daptup --pre'Sub-process returned an error code To: Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 6:01 PM Here is the fix that needs to be applied to daptup, I send it upstream: diff -Nru daptup-0.9.1.1/debian/changelog daptup-0.9.1.2/debian/changelog --- daptup-0.9.1.1/debian/changelog 2009-10-17 17:10:30.000000000 +0200 +++ daptup-0.9.1.2/debian/changelog 2009-11-03 10:59:19.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +daptup (0.9.1.2) unstable; urgency=low + + * fix apt hook so that it keeps working with a uninstalled + (but not purged) daptup + + -- Michael Vogt Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:48:24 +0100 + daptup (0.9.1.1) unstable; urgency=low * Define the environment variable 'DAPTUP_EXTRA_APTITUDE_ARGUMENTS' before diff -Nru daptup-0.9.1.1/hook-for-apt daptup-0.9.1.2/hook-for-apt --- daptup-0.9.1.1/hook-for-apt 2009-10-17 17:10:30.000000000 +0200 +++ daptup-0.9.1.2/hook-for-apt 2009-11-03 10:59:05.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ -APT::Update::Pre-Invoke { "/usr/bin/daptup --pre"; }; -APT::Update::Post-Invoke { "/usr/bin/daptup --post"; }; +APT::Update::Pre-Invoke { "if [ -x /usr/bin/daptup ]; then /usr/bin/daptup --pre; fi;" }; +APT::Update::Post-Invoke { "if [ -x /usr/bin/daptup ]; then /usr/bin/daptup --post; fi;" }; -- Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Pre-Invoke '/usr/bin/daptup --pre'Sub-process returned an error code https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372942 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in “daptup” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: update-manager Update Manager reports package information is (now 14) days out-of-date. However, aptitude was run this morning and everything is up-to-date. Following the bubble instructions, if I bring up Update Manager and attempt to "search", I get the failure reported in the Summary. Using Ubuntu 9.04, everything up to date as of today. -- Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Pre-Invoke '/usr/bin/daptup --pre'Sub-process returned an error code https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372942 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in “daptup” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: update-manager Update Manager reports package information is (now 14) days out-of-date. However, aptitude was run this morning and everything is up-to-date. Following the bubble instructions, if I bring up Update Manager and attempt to "search", I get the failure reported in the Summary. Using Ubuntu 9.04, everything up to date as of today. -- Problem executing scripts APT::Update::Pre-Invoke '/usr/bin/daptup --pre'Sub-process returned an error code https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372942 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in “daptup” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: update-manager Update Manager reports package information is (now 14) days out-of-date. However, aptitude was run this morning and everything is up-to-date. Following the bubble instructions, if I bring up Update Manager and attempt to "search", I get the failure reported in the Summary. Using Ubuntu 9.04, everything up to date as of today.