[Netkit.users] Installing OpenSSH hangs with "ununderstood data member control.tar.xz, giving up"

[arian.nadirs at libero.it]

Hi all,

I'm trying to install OpenSSH server on the Netkit latest stable release, but I'm running into some issues.

I have mounted  the model filesystem on the host and configured a name server in /etc/resolv.conf, using the procedure explained in the FAQ.

However, the installation process hangs abruptly with the following message:

> 
>     E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential package util-linux due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak option.
> 
>     E: Reverse conflicts early remove for package 'fdisk' failed 
> 

Activating the APT::Force-LoopBreak option doesn't solve the problem either, as I get an error stating that /var/cache/apt/archives/locales_2.26-6_all.deb is not a valid DEB package and the following three messages. 

> 
>     locales_2.26-6_all.deb contains ununderstood data member control.tar.xz, giving up
> 
>     libc-l1on_2.26-6_all.deb  contains ununderstood data member control.tar.xz, giving up
> 
>     libc6_2.26-6_i386.deb contains ununderstood data member control.tar.xz, giving up
> 

I can't update dpkg (currently at 1.15.7.2) as I run again in the last three messages.

What should i do?

Arian
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