Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop

["Bob Crochelt" <rfc56@fastmail.com>]

On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 02:13, David wrote:

On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 06:32, Bob Crochelt <rfc56@fastmail.com> wrote:

> Fresh install Debian 12.  All seems well.  However, when I install a new package, in this case fvwm, the package installs fine, but there is an error at the end...

>

> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64:

> linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 (= 6.1.52-1); however:

>   Package linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 is not configured yet.

>

> dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure):

> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

> Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ...

> Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...

> Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ...

> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64

> raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?

> run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with return code 1

Hi, it seems unusual to have the raspi-firmware package installed on a

Dell desktop

computer (that you mentioned in the Subject), is there a reason for doing that?

Hi,

No, it was not intentional.  Should I remove it?

Thanks,

Bob