Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop

From	Eddie <eddie.seymour@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop
Date	2023-10-11 01:00 +0200
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On 10/10/23 14:41, Bob Crochelt wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 08:11, Anders Andersson wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 1:19 PM Bob Crochelt <rfc56@fastmail.com 
>> <mailto:rfc56@fastmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi:
>> > Fresh install Debian 12.  All seems well.  However, when I install a 
>> new package, in this case fvwm, the package installs fine, but there 
>> is an error at the end...
>> >
>> > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64:
>> > linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 (= 
>> 6.1.52-1); however:
>> >   Package linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 is not configured yet.
>> >
>> > dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure):
>> > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
>> > Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ...
>> > Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
>> > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ...
>> > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64
>> > raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?
>> > run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited 
>> with return code 1
>> > dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
>> > installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script 
>> subprocess returned error exit status 1
>> > Errors were encountered while processing:
>> > linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64
>> > linux-image-amd64
>> > initramfs-tools
>> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> >
>> > So far all the packages I have installed have worked fine...
>> >
>> > Should I ignore this or do something?
>>
>> This is a bit crazy. It can't be a "fresh install" if you have the
>> amd64 kernel trying to configure the closed firmware for a raspberry
>> pi. Why is "raspi-firmware" installed? What's your actual computer and
>> how did you install debian?
> Installed Debian from Debian 12.0 disk.
> Thanks
> Bob
I had EXACTLY this when I installed Bookworm 12 live when it first came 
out. Dumped "raspi-firmware" and purged. All started to finish their 
upgrade while dpkg was running. All ok since.

Lucky Eddie !

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apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com> - 2023-10-10 08:40 +0200
  Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Marco M." <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-10-10 09:10 +0200
    Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop Махно <mindaugasceliesius@gmail.com> - 2023-10-10 14:20 +0200
    Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com> - 2023-10-10 20:30 +0200
  Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2023-10-10 11:20 +0200
    Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com> - 2023-10-10 20:30 +0200
      Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Marco M." <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-10-10 20:40 +0200
        Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com> - 2023-10-10 20:50 +0200
  Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2023-10-10 17:20 +0200
    Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2023-10-10 17:40 +0200
      Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-10-10 19:40 +0200
    Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com> - 2023-10-10 20:50 +0200
      Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop Eddie <eddie.seymour@gmail.com> - 2023-10-11 01:00 +0200
        Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop "Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com> - 2023-10-11 19:50 +0200

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