Bug#762547: oss-compat: Upgrade to compat_2+deb7u1 fails during configure

Tue Sep 23 19:01:17 UTC 2014

Same error here, purge and reinstall fixed.

apt-get update && apt-get -u dist-upgrade
Hit ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org wheezy Release.gpg
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B]
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Ign http://download.virtualbox.org wheezy/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org wheezy/contrib Translation-fi
Fetched 2 738 B in 6s (442 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
   apt apt-doc apt-utils libapt-inst1.5 libapt-pkg4.12 libsnmp-base 
libsnmp15 oss-compat
8 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/6 250 kB of archives.
After this operation, 105 kB disk space will be freed.
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serious bugs of oss-compat (2 -> 2+deb7u1) <tagged as pending a fix>
  #762547 - oss-compat: Upgrade to compat_2+deb7u1 fails during configure
Summary:
  oss-compat(1 bug)
Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...]
Reading changelogs...
(Reading database ... 299994 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libapt-pkg4.12:i386 0.9.7.9+deb7u4 (using 
.../libapt-pkg4.12_0.9.7.9+deb7u5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libapt-pkg4.12:i386 ...
Setting up libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (0.9.7.9+deb7u5) ...
(Reading database ... 299994 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace apt 0.9.7.9+deb7u4 (using 
.../apt_0.9.7.9+deb7u5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up apt (0.9.7.9+deb7u5) ...
gpg: key B98321F9: "Squeeze Stable Release Key 
<debian-release at lists.debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key 473041FA: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (6.0/squeeze) 
<ftpmaster at debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key 65FFB764: "Wheezy Stable Release Key 
<debian-release at lists.debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key 46925553: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (7.0/wheezy) 
<ftpmaster at debian.org>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 4
gpg:              unchanged: 4
(Reading database ... 299994 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libapt-inst1.5:i386 0.9.7.9+deb7u4 (using 
.../libapt-inst1.5_0.9.7.9+deb7u5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libapt-inst1.5:i386 ...
Preparing to replace apt-utils 0.9.7.9+deb7u4 (using 
.../apt-utils_0.9.7.9+deb7u5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt-utils ...
Preparing to replace apt-doc 0.9.7.9+deb7u4 (using 
.../apt-doc_0.9.7.9+deb7u5_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt-doc ...
Preparing to replace libsnmp-base 5.4.3~dfsg-2.8 (using 
.../libsnmp-base_5.4.3~dfsg-2.8+deb7u1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libsnmp-base ...
Preparing to replace libsnmp15 5.4.3~dfsg-2.8 (using 
.../libsnmp15_5.4.3~dfsg-2.8+deb7u1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libsnmp15 ...
Preparing to replace oss-compat 2 (using 
.../oss-compat_2+deb7u1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement oss-compat ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up libapt-inst1.5:i386 (0.9.7.9+deb7u5) ...
Setting up apt-utils (0.9.7.9+deb7u5) ...
Setting up apt-doc (0.9.7.9+deb7u5) ...
Setting up libsnmp-base (5.4.3~dfsg-2.8+deb7u1) ...
Setting up libsnmp15 (5.4.3~dfsg-2.8+deb7u1) ...
Setting up oss-compat (2+deb7u1) ...
cp: missing destination file operand after `/lib/oss-compat/linux'
Try `cp --help' for more information.
dpkg: error processing oss-compat (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
  oss-compat
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root at abcdef:~#

apt-get update && apt-get -u dist-upgrade
Hit http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates Release.gpg
Hit ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org wheezy Release.gpg
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Ign http://download.virtualbox.org wheezy/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org wheezy/contrib Translation-fi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Setting up oss-compat (2+deb7u1) ...
cp: missing destination file operand after `/lib/oss-compat/linux'
Try `cp --help' for more information.
dpkg: error processing oss-compat (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
  oss-compat
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root at abcdef:~#

root at abcdef:~# apt-get remove oss-compat --purge
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
   oss-compat*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 7 168 B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 299982 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing oss-compat ...
Purging configuration files for oss-compat ...
root at abcdef:~# apt-get install oss-compat
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   oss-compat
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/4 980 B of archives.
After this operation, 7 168 B of additional disk space will be used.
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serious bugs of oss-compat (-> 2+deb7u1) <tagged as pending a fix>
  #762547 - oss-compat: Upgrade to compat_2+deb7u1 fails during configure
Summary:
  oss-compat(1 bug)
Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...] 
Selecting previously unselected package oss-compat.
(Reading database ... 299988 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking oss-compat (from .../oss-compat_2+deb7u1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up oss-compat (2+deb7u1) ...
root at abcdef:~#