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[Stéphane Glondu <glondu@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> This happens with me with ubuntu 10.04 32bit as well as 64 bit also
> 
> sudo aptitude install approx

In a clean lucid chroot (I am running Debian testing), this works for
me.

> Same problem, approx fails to install (and remove) on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
> Desktop amd64, approx 4.1-1build1.

I have no problem purging approx either. Maybe there is some bad
interaction with another installed package...

> I was able to resolve this by installing the following missing
> dependancies, which are not checked by the package install:
> 
> libocamlnet-ocaml
> libpcre-ocaml
> libsha-ocaml
> libsyslog-ocaml
> ocaml-base-nox

What makes you think these are dependencies? They shouldn't be on amd64
and i386.

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Status in “approx” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: approx

This happens with me with ubuntu 10.04 32bit as well as 64 bit also

sudo aptitude install approx

When i try to install this package using the previous command, it gives me the following :

******************************************************
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package libcurl3.
(Reading database ... 42477 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libcurl3 (from .../libcurl3_7.19.7-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package curl.
Unpacking curl (from .../curl_7.19.7-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libfile-copy-recursive-perl.
Unpacking libfile-copy-recursive-perl (from .../libfile-copy-recursive-perl_0.38-1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package update-inetd.
Unpacking update-inetd (from .../update-inetd_4.35_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package openbsd-inetd.
Unpacking openbsd-inetd (from .../openbsd-inetd_0.20080125-4ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package approx.
Unpacking approx (from .../approx_4.1-1build1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Setting up libcurl3 (7.19.7-1ubuntu1) ...

Setting up curl (7.19.7-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libfile-copy-recursive-perl (0.38-1) ...
Setting up update-inetd (4.35) ...

Setting up openbsd-inetd (0.20080125-4ubuntu2) ...
 * Stopping internet superserver inetd                                                                                                [ OK ] 
 * Not starting internet superserver: no services enabled

Setting up approx (4.1-1build1) ...
*************************************************
it stops on the line " Setting up approx (4.1-1build1) ... " for ever till i terminate the installation process

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: approx (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.38-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Aug  1 19:38:29 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: approx