[plug] acpid install error

[Ryan Smith]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 02:01:40PM +0800, Tony Breeds wrote:
| On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 03:40:10PM +0800, Ryan Smith wrote:
| > hello
| > 
| > after doing an apt-get upgrade, the new acpid package spits out the
| > following error when trying to install.
| > 
| > tesla:/home/ryan# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/acpid_1.0.3-2_i386.deb 
| > (Reading database ... 183928 files and directories currently installed.)
| > Preparing to replace acpid 1.0.3-2 (using .../acpid_1.0.3-2_i386.deb)
| > ...
| > Stopping Advanced Configuration and Power Interface daemon: acpid.
| > Unpacking replacement acpid ...
| > Setting up acpid (1.0.3-2) ...
| > dpkg: error processing acpid (--install):
| >  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 128
| >  Errors were encountered while processing:
| >   acpid
| >   
| > I have tried looking for bugs on google but no luck so far.
| > any sugestions
| 
| The install script starts the daemon without checking to see if it's
| already running In your case (mine too) it is running so it fails to
| "start" basically nothing to worry about, you /could/ submitt a bug
| report if you care enough.

Yeah I tried stopping the daemon (I had several packages with that bug)
but I still kept on getting the error. 

I am downloading a newer package ATM. Hopefully this one will acutally
work.

cheers
Ryan