Mike Bird composed on 2014-12-14 18:21 (UTC-0800):

> On Sun December 14 2014 18:07:29 Felix Miata wrote:

>> > dpkg-query --show --showformat='${STATUS} ${PACKAGE} ${VERSION}
>> > ${ARCHITECTURE}\n' | grep -v 'install ok installed'

>> Of 148 lines of output, 147 looked like this one:
>> deinstall ok config-files libweather-ion4a 4:4.4.5-7+squeeze1 amd64

> Those packages are removed but not purged.  Unless you planned on
> reinstalling them you would normally purge them just to tidy up
> your system.  If you leave them as they are some (rare) problems
> can occur.

>> The other is this:
>> install ok half-configured linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 2.6.32-48squeeze6
>> amd64

> Its installation was interrupted by an error or ctrl-C.  Best to
> reinstall or purge it to avoid possible boot-related problems.

I did these:

	# apt-get --reinstall install linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64
	# apt-get purge all
	# apt-get purge *
	# apt-get --reinstall install linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64
	# apt-get --reinstall install linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64

Each except the purges generated the following (same as many times before):
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (2.6.32-48squeeze6) ...
Running depmod.
Running update-initramfs.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw for module r8169
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-amd64
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32-5-amd64
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 2.6.32-5-amd64
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.32-5-amd64
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... Generating /boot/grub/default file and setting
the default boot entry to 0
entry not specified.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64.postinst line 799.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
configured to not write apport reports
                                      Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

These too fail with what appears to be the exact same messages as using
apt-get to install or remove anything else, or upgrade:
	# apt-get purge linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64
	# apt-get remove linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64

Too many ways to fail around here lately. :-(
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