On 2012-10-3, at 5:23 PM, Robin Sheat wrote:
Mark Tompsett schreef op di 02-10-2012 om 10:33 [+0800]:
With bug 8840, instead of writing: $ sudo apt-get install dselect $ sudo dpkg --set-selections < install_misc/ubuntu.packages $ sudo dselect
You shouldn't really use dselect. You can use apt-get dselect-upgrade however. I've found this bug, which seems to the be the issue:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/879324
I tested a workaround, Ubuntu 12.04.1 64-bit:
$ sudo dpkg --set-selections < ubuntu.packages $ sudo apt-get update # Turn off multiarch $ sudo perl -p -i -e 's/^/#/' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch $ sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade -u --no-install-recommends # Turn multiarch back on $ sudo perl -p -i -e 's/^#//' /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
this worked. I don't have a 32-bit install handy but, I think this shouldn't cause problems there either (although there may be no multiarch file, so that bit may error.) It isn't necessary on Debian.
nice one Robin :)