[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#374355: linux-sound-base: apparent missing dependency on module-init-tools

[Aurelien Jarno]

severity 374355 serious
thanks

This bug actually prevents the package to be installed on standard Etch
installations. I am therefore upgrading its severity to serious.

# apt-get install linux-sound-base
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  module-init-tools
Suggested packages:
  alsa-base
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-sound-base module-init-tools
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 116kB of archives.
After unpacking 483kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://debian.aurel32.net etch/main module-init-tools 3.3-pre3-1 [88.4kB]
Get:2 http://debian.aurel32.net etch/main linux-sound-base 1.0.13-3 [28.0kB]
Fetched 116kB in 0s (306kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package module-init-tools.
(Reading database ... 11607 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking module-init-tools (from .../module-init-tools_3.3-pre3-1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-sound-base.
Unpacking linux-sound-base (from .../linux-sound-base_1.0.13-3_all.deb) ...
Setting up module-init-tools (3.3-pre3-1) ...

Setting up linux-sound-base (1.0.13-3) ...
ln: creating symbolic link `/etc/modutils/linux-sound-base_noOSS' to `/lib/linux-sound-base/noOSS.modutils.conf': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing linux-sound-base (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-sound-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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