broken dpkg

[Amin Vakil]

I had openssh-server working on my dedicated server running proxmox, but everytime I tried to upgrade anything I got this error:

dpkg:error processing package openssh-server (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10

So I read on forums that I should uninstall and purge openssh-server and install it again therefore I ran proxmox shell which doesn't need ssh to connect to server and remove openssh-server.

Now I cannot install it and I don't have ssh access to my server.

I tried this:

$ dpkg --configure -D 777 openssh-server
...
D000400: checking breaker openssh-sftp-server:amd64 virtbroken <none>
D000400: checking virtbroken openssh-server
Setting up openssh-server (1:7.4p1-10+deb9u3) ...
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/info/openssh-server.postinst ( configure )
dpkg: error processing package openssh-server (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
D000001: ensure_diversions: same, skipping
Errors were encountered while processing:
openssh-server

I also tried removing openssh-server* from /var/lib/dpkg/info and installing it again I didn't have any success.

My OS is Debian Stretch and I installed proxmox kernel on it.

How can I install openssh-server with these situation?

 

[erdembey]

I've faced with similiar problem and i couldn't solve the issue.
I had to reinstall everything from scratch.

This problem appeared after upgrading system via apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

I believe this is related with the latest upgrade of debian 9.3 to debian 9.4.
How to safely upgrade from debian 9.3 to 9.4 ?

I've an another server which is waiting for upgrade.

 

[tom]

I've faced with similiar problem and i couldn't solve the issue.
I had to reinstall everything from scratch.

This problem appeared after upgrading system via apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

I believe this is related with the latest upgrade of debian 9.3 to debian 9.4.
How to safely upgrade from debian 9.3 to 9.4 ?

Please follow the upgrade guide, never run "apt-get upgrade":

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Downlo...Proxmox_Virtual_Environment_5.x_to_latest_5.1

 

[erdembey]

is it safe to apply latest debian upgrade ?
(9.3 to 9.4)

 

[tom]

is it safe to apply latest debian upgrade ?
(9.3 to 9.4)

yes.