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Re: synaptic install of initramfs-tools fails

From Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: synaptic install of initramfs-tools fails
Date 2018-05-27 02:00 +0200
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On 27/05/18 11:10, Charles Zeitler wrote:
> when trying to install initramfs-tools, synaptic froze part way through.
[...]
> still freezing:
> 
> sudo dpkg --configure initramfs-tools
> Setting up initramfs-tools (0.130) ...
> update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130) ...
> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-6-amd64
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-2.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-2.fw for module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-1.fw for module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8402-1.fw for module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for
> module r8169
> W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.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
> any suggestions?

What do you mean by freezing? Does "apt-get install -f" complete?

You should be able to fix the firmware warnings by installing 
firmware-realtek from non-free.

Kind regards,

-- 
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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synaptic install of initramfs-tools fails Charles Zeitler <cfzeitler@gmail.com> - 2018-05-27 01:20 +0200
  Re: synaptic install of initramfs-tools fails Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-05-27 02:00 +0200
    Re: synaptic install of initramfs-tools fails Charles Zeitler <cfzeitler@gmail.com> - 2018-05-27 05:00 +0200
      Re: synaptic install of initramfs-tools fails David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-27 05:30 +0200
        Re: synaptic install of initramfs-tools fails Charles Zeitler <cfzeitler@gmail.com> - 2018-05-27 12:40 +0200

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