dbus footprint mismatch
I am trying to install firefox 3.0, and it apparently depends upon dbus (among other packages.) I receive a footprint mismatch reading as follows: ============> ERROR: Footprint mismatch found: MISSING -rwsr-x--- root/messagebus usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper NEW -rwsr-x--- root/root usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper I understand the concept of the footprint mismatch, however I have not been able to find an explanation of exactly what the above 2 lines mean. MISSING is what? NEW is what? also what is the 2nd field root/messagebus and root/root...that is where the difference resides. Is that owner/group? Also, how do I continue with this install? Thanks
Glenn Margewich [2008-06-28 13:13]:
I am trying to install firefox 3.0, and it apparently depends upon dbus (among other packages.) I receive a footprint mismatch reading as follows: ============> ERROR: Footprint mismatch found: MISSING -rwsr-x--- root/messagebus usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper NEW -rwsr-x--- root/root usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper
I understand the concept of the footprint mismatch, however I have not been able to find an explanation of exactly what the above 2 lines mean. MISSING is what? NEW is what? also what is the 2nd field root/messagebus and root/root...that is where the difference resides. Is that owner/group?
Yes, it's owner/group. The problem is that you didn't run dbus' pre-install script, which creates the messagebus group (this is also documented in README). After you ran the script, the footprint mismatch will vanish ;) Regards, Tilman -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
Thanks for that info. As a side question, is it a good idea to setup prt-get to auto run startup scripts or should it be done manually? On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Tilman Sauerbeck <tilman@crux.nu> wrote:
Glenn Margewich [2008-06-28 13:13]:
I am trying to install firefox 3.0, and it apparently depends upon dbus (among other packages.) I receive a footprint mismatch reading as follows: ============> ERROR: Footprint mismatch found: MISSING -rwsr-x--- root/messagebus usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper NEW -rwsr-x--- root/root usr/lib/dbus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper
I understand the concept of the footprint mismatch, however I have not been able to find an explanation of exactly what the above 2 lines mean. MISSING is what? NEW is what? also what is the 2nd field root/messagebus and root/root...that is where the difference resides. Is that owner/group?
Yes, it's owner/group.
The problem is that you didn't run dbus' pre-install script, which creates the messagebus group (this is also documented in README).
After you ran the script, the footprint mismatch will vanish ;)
Regards, Tilman
-- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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On 19:21 Sat 28 Jun?, Glenn Margewich wrote:
Thanks for that info.
As a side question, is it a good idea to setup prt-get to auto run startup scripts or should it be done manually?
I'd defininitely say it's something you should do manually, since there's non-trivial risk that you'll have some kind of problem, or that you might miss additional information - like for instance ports installed with READMEs, etc. Also, in order to avoid any repetition of your initial issue, I'd advice you to turn on automatic running of installscripts in prt-get.conf. //treach -- Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive. - Elbert Hubbard
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