knoppix-dvd inst. incl. some bugs?

[oggi]

Hello,

I installed the DVD edition of Knoppix on my notebook, first everything went smooth,
but then I had problems with /var/libs/dpkg/status which had to be replaced (-> earlier thread)
now debconf is corrupt/missing and due to that I can't install any packages.

apt-get install debconf
> >
> > Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
> > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 57, <$__ANONIO__> line 3808.
> > Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
> > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 57, <$__ANONIO__> line 3809.
> > Use of uninitialized value in hash element at
> > /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 51, <$__ANONIO__> chunk
> > 3809. E: Cannot get debconf version. Is debconf installed?
> > dpkg: diversions file has too-long line or EOF [i]
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
> > RESULT=100

any advice how to solve that?

would I be better up to reinstall it using the normal cd?

cheers Oggi

[rickenbacherus]

Just download debconf from debian.org and install it with

dpkg -i debconf-english 1.3.8

Of course you can use whichever version of debconf you like.

[oggi]

Just download debconf from debian.org and install it with

dpkg -i debconf-english 1.3.8

Of course you can use whichever version of debconf you like.

I downloaded debconf-english_1.3.8_all.deb

and did dpkg -i

but the message it prompts is:

diversion-file has to too long lines or EOF [i]

any idea how to solve that? thanks martin