Issue on synaptic and mintupdate

[francois65]

When I use synaptic, linux update, or apt, I get this message after the installation.

E: mintsystem: le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 1.

Sometimes the installation is Ok, sometimes is wrong.

Thanks for your response.

[viking777]

When you next get the error run this command:

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sudo dpkg --configure -a

This might tell us which package is causing the error, or even fix it for you. (the error means that a package is not correctly installed).

[francois65]

Hi,

I run your command.
This is the result.

Paramétrage de mintsystem (7.8.0) ...
update-rc.d: using dependency based boot sequencing
insserv: warning: script 'K01smfpd' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: warning: script 'smfpd' missing LSB tags and overrides
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: There is a loop between service smfpd and stop-bootlogd if started
insserv: loop involving service stop-bootlogd at depth 19
insserv: loop involving service smfpd at depth 1
insserv: Starting smfpd depends on stop-bootlogd and therefore on system facility `$all' which can not be true!
insserv: exiting now without changing boot order!
update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header
dpkg : erreur de traitement de mintsystem (--configure) :
le sous-processus script post-installation installé a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 1
Des erreurs ont été rencontrées pendant l'exécution :
mintsystem

[viking777]

Well, I am struggling with this. I can suggest three things none of which I am confident will work. The first is to run the command

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sudo insserv smfpd

Then trying your update again.

The second is to disable boot logging by editing /etc/default/bootlogd with a root text editor to look like this:

# Run bootlogd at startup ?
BOOTLOGD_ENABLE=No

But this assumes you have enabled boot logging (it isn't enabled by default).

Then trying the update again.

The third is to do both of these together and then try the update again.

If that doesn't work then I can't help you, sorry.

Edit. I did notice that another Mint user had a similar problem (not identical) here: viewtopic.php?f=141&t=76556&hilit=no+login+sounds&start=220#p452620

I can't see a solution there, but maybe if you don't solve it you could send samriggs a pm and ask him what he did about it.

[francois65]

the file /etc/default/bootlogd did'nt exit. I created it for your suggest. But nothing solves the issue.
LMDE is in a homePC. there is no urgence.

Thanks for your help

[Monsta]

Bootlogging stuff is done differently now, so if you want to disable it, remove the daemon from the startup sequence (or, even simpler, just uninstall it).

[viking777]

That is an interesting one from Monsta there. I haven't used boot logging in years so I am not at all up to date with it. The point is francois, did you ever have boot logging running in the first place? You would know if you did because you would have to set it up, it doesn't run by default. If you want to try turning it off you can do this quite easily from the System Monitor. Switch to the 'Processes' tab, then, in the 'View' menu make sure 'All processes' is selected and look for bootlogd (and stop-bootlogd if that is a separate process, although I wouldn't think it is). Right click on it and select 'End Process' or 'Kill Process' if that doesn't work. Then try the update again.

I have to say though that I have no knowledge of how effective this might be, I mention it simply because it is in the error message you posted.

[äxl]

Why not try:

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sudo apt-get -f install

francois65, is mintsystem even installed?