Synaptic Error

[yourfriendisaac]

When updating my software after fresh install using updated repos the following errors occur. This is problematic as  it happens during every update to some extent.
While installing package isdn4k-utils-3.12-2pclos2013:

ERROR: fopen(/etc/capi.conf,r) failed - No such file or directory (2)
FATAL: Module capifs not found.
FATAL: Module capifs not found.
WARNING: filesystem capifs not available
ERROR: fopen(/etc/capi.conf,r) failed - No such file or directory (2)

While installing package kdelibs-4.9.5-1pclos2013:

If you are upgrading from KDE 4.5.x then you should reboot now

While installing package openshot-1.4.3-3pclos2012:

Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xscanimage.desktop": "foo/bar" is an invalid MIME type ("foo" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xscanimage.desktop": "foo2/bar2" is an invalid MIME type ("foo2" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xcam.desktop": "foo/bar" is an invalid MIME type ("foo" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xcam.desktop": "foo2/bar2" is an invalid MIME type ("foo2" is an unregistered media type)

While installing package PCLinuxOS-FLV-Player-3.6-2pclos2013:

Note: As Converter is needed ffmpeg, or avconv.
Please install one of them, too.
************************************************
Hinweis: Als Konverter wird entweder ffmpeg oder
avconv benötigt. Bitte installieren Sie einen.

While installing package wpa_supplicant-1.0-3pclos2012:

warning: /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf created as /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.rpmnew

While installing package dkms-nvidia-current-304.51-1pclos2012:


Creating symlink /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-current/304.51-1pclos2012/source ->
                 /usr/src/nvidia-current-304.51-1pclos2012

DKMS: add Completed.

Preparing kernel 3.2.18-pclos2.bfs for module build:
(This is not compiling a kernel, just preparing kernel symbols)
Storing current .config to be restored when complete
Running Generic preparation routine
make clean.......
using /proc/config.gz
make oldconfig........
make prepare.....

Building module:
cleaning build area....
make KERNELRELEASE=3.2.18-pclos2.bfs SYSSRC=/lib/modules/3.2.18-pclos2.bfs/build module........................
cleaning build area....
cleaning kernel tree (make clean).....

DKMS: build Completed.

nvidia-current.ko.gz:
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.18-pclos2.bfs/kernel/drivers/char/drm/

depmod........

DKMS: install Completed.

While installing package gbrainy-2.1.5-1pclos2012:

From line 68 to line 609 the following  out put is read:
"warning: user neal does not exist - using root"

While installing package gutenprint-cups-5.2.9-1pclos2013:

Stopping CUPS printing system: [  OK  ]
Starting CUPS printing system: [  OK  ]
Re-enabling disabled print queues:

While installing package squid-3.2.7-1pclos2013:

Warning: network-up is needed by squid in runlevel 4
Warning: network-up is needed by squid in runlevel 4
Warning: network-up is needed by squid in runlevel 4
Warning: network-up is needed by squid in runlevel 4
Warning: network-up is needed by squid in runlevel 4
Warning: network-up is needed by squid in runlevel 4

While installing package webmin-1.610-2pclos2013:

Webmin install complete. You can now login to http://localhost.localdomain:10000/
as root with your root password.

While installing package simutrans-112.1-1pclos2013:

error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/games/simutrans: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory

While installing package apt-sources-list-1.0.5-2pclos2013:

warning: /etc/apt/sources.list saved as /etc/apt/sources.list.rpmsave

While installing package vim-minimal-7.3.338-4pclos2012:

Stopping CUPS printing system: [  OK  ]
Starting CUPS printing system: [  OK  ]
Re-enabling disabled print queues:
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xscanimage.desktop": "foo/bar" is an invalid MIME type ("foo" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xscanimage.desktop": "foo2/bar2" is an invalid MIME type ("foo2" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xcam.desktop": "foo/bar" is an invalid MIME type ("foo" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xcam.desktop": "foo2/bar2" is an invalid MIME type ("foo2" is an unregistered media type)

-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module:  nvidia-current
Version: 304.37-1pclos2012
Kernel:  3.2.18-pclos2.bfs (i586)
-------------------------------------

Status: This module version was INACTIVE for this kernel.
depmod.......

DKMS: uninstall Completed.

------------------------------
Deleting module version: 304.37-1pclos2012
completely from the DKMS tree.
------------------------------
Done.
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xscanimage.desktop": "foo/bar" is an invalid MIME type ("foo" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xscanimage.desktop": "foo2/bar2" is an invalid MIME type ("foo2" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xcam.desktop": "foo/bar" is an invalid MIME type ("foo" is an unregistered media type)
Error in file "/usr/share/applications/xcam.desktop": "foo2/bar2" is an invalid MIME type ("foo2" is an unregistered media type)
gtk-update-icon-cache: No theme index file.
Amarok no longer works with the phonon-xine backend!
You must enable the phonon-gstreamer backend in
Configure your Desktop - Multimedia - Phonon - Backend
or Amarok will fail to generate ouput and crash
/etc /
/
The KDE4 FullMonty desktop layout will be applied to any NEW user account.
To switch between FullMonty and standard KDE desktop for new user accounts use 'fm_switcher'
W: Some errors occurred while running transaction

[Just17]

What (exact) ISO did you use for this fresh install? ......  give its full number please.  We need to know your starting point. 

[yourfriendisaac]

What (exact) ISO did you use for this fresh install? ......  give its full number please.  We need to know your starting point. 

pclinuxos-kde-fullmonty-2012.09.iso from www.terasaur.org

[yourfriendisaac]

A more knowledgeable person will no doubt go into detail but the majority of "error" messages synaptic throws up could be better described as "information". I ignore all mine. But don't curse me if things go wrong.

Synaptic is a very stable package manager. These messagess are in fact errors. When downloading anything from a repo there should be no "extra output". It should install cleanly. Extra output shows (a) potential problem(s) with the packages or the repo. The issue is not a worry thaat things will go wrong but just that some of the data may be corrupted in some way.

[Texstar]

There are only 2 errors in the output. The rest are informational warnings.

/usr/games/simutrans: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory

and

ERROR: fopen(/etc/capi.conf,r) failed - No such file or directory

[Just17]

I reported these messages in the testing section last month

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,113368.0.html

I now see capifs errors during each boot .....  I have no idea what capi is for, but I only noticed those during booting from a 3.2.18 kernel .....  and something about the use of 'Capi' in one place and 'capi' in another.

I know nothing of  simutrans

The errors that refer to foo/bar foo2/bar can be ignored .....  something slipped through that should not have I suppose, and just needs cleaning up when someone has time.

[Texstar]

I reported these messages in the testing section last month

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,113368.0.html

I now see capifs errors during each boot .....  I have no idea what capi is for, but I only noticed those during booting from a 3.2.18 kernel .....  and something about the use of 'Capi' in one place and 'capi' in another.

I know nothing of  simutrans

The errors that refer to foo/bar foo2/bar can be ignored .....  something slipped through that should not have I suppose, and just needs cleaning up when someone has time.

The capi error comes from isdn4k-utils package. I don't know anyone who still uses isdn. It was a short lived protocol that came out before DSL. I suspect the isdn packages can be depreciated provided there is no other rpm dependencies.

The simutrans error usually indicates an executable is trying to install in the same location as the name of a folder so it needs to be fixed at some point.

[Just17]

I reported these messages in the testing section last month

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,113368.0.html

I now see capifs errors during each boot .....  I have no idea what capi is for, but I only noticed those during booting from a 3.2.18 kernel .....  and something about the use of 'Capi' in one place and 'capi' in another.

I know nothing of  simutrans

The errors that refer to foo/bar foo2/bar can be ignored .....  something slipped through that should not have I suppose, and just needs cleaning up when someone has time.

The capi error comes from isdn4k-utils package. I don't know anyone who still uses isdn. It was a short lived protocol that came out before DSL. I suspect the isdn packages can be depreciated provided there is no other rpm dependencies.

The simutrans error usually indicates an executable is trying to install in the same location as the name of a folder so it needs to be fixed at some point.

Ekiga brings in the isdn packages

[kjpetrie]

As Texstar said, these messages are mostly not errors and those that are relate to specific packages. Linux can be verbose at times, because at its heart it's built by developers for developers, who can sometimes find this information interesting (and even, possibly, useful)! Although pclos tries to be  more friendly it still relies on the underlying system, and sometimes these messages contain useful information such as where a configuration file has gone in an upgrade.

Some of these messages (the ones labelled as errors) indicate small packaging bugs. Someone appears to have used foo/bar as a place holder intending to look up a mime type later and then forgotten - but they are unlikely to cause serious problems or they'd have been picked up in testing.

[marrandy]

Yes.  I just came across this during an update as well.

APT system reports:
%% 100.000000
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/games/simutrans: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory
W: Some errors occurred while running transaction

I just right clicked and selected   'complete removal'  as I am not using it anyway.

No more error messages now  :-)

[menotu]

Yes.  I just came across this during an update as well.

APT system reports:
%% 100.000000
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/games/simutrans: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory
W: Some errors occurred while running transaction

I just right clicked and selected   'complete removal'  as I am not using it anyway.

No more error messages now  :-)

32bit KDE  4.9.5

In relation to simutrans I can't duplicate - installed via Synaptic with no problem

Commit Log for Mon Mar 11 14:46:01 2013
Installed the following packages:
simutrans (112.1-1pclos2013)

[marrandy]

Well the OP had the issue,   'While installing package simutrans-112.1-1pclos2013:

error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/games/simutrans: cpio: rename failed - Is a directory'


as did I per my report.

But do remember, this was during a synaptic update.

You are doing an install, not an update.

[Phantom Lobell]

Had the same error messages you did. So I selected complete removal then installed the updated version 112.1 Installed without error and works perfectly now. Synaptic reports no updates available and simutrans 112.1 is installed and working.