[64studio-devel] sysv-rc-bootsplash problem

[Daniel James]

Hi Arnaud,

> 1. after update and each time I want to add a packet using synaptic or
> apt-get, I have this error message:
> 
> "Paramétrage de sysv-rc-bootsplash (1.0.5-4~bpo.1) ...
> Testing if patches apply cleanly...
> 6 out of 8 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file /etc/init.d/rc.rej
> Patches would not apply cleanly.
> dpkg : erreur de traitement de sysv-rc-bootsplash (--configure) :
> le sous-processus post-installation script a retourné une erreur de sortie
> d'état 1"

That's a known bug, please try this in a terminal, as root:

rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/sysv-rc-bootsplash.postinst
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
tasksel --new-install

> 2. the name of my computer is "lar65-1-88-167-89-85". This name was
> generated automaticaly because I didn't enter a name during installation.

Probably you have a DHCP server on your network and this hostname has 
been assigned automatically - it's fine.

Cheers!

Daniel