Re: apt-get install xen-tools recursion

[Paul Leiber <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Frank,

Am 12.04.2025 um 20:52 schrieb Frank Eskesen:
> Hi,
>
> I should have mentioned that I'm testing the installation procedure 
> using a VirtualBox virtual machine.
> This problem has nothing to do with apt-get install but is instead 
> somehow related to the bridged adapter update earlier in the Wiki. 
> Reverting that change to /etc/network/interfaces removes the problem 
> (and also makes apt-get run a lot faster.)
some more information is required. What are the two versions (o.k., not 
o.k.) of /etc/network/interfaces? What does ip a show in either case? 
Did you test connectivity (e.g. ping, DNS, etc.)?
> --------------------------------------
> Earlier message:
> Hi,
>
> (I'm not really a Xen user yet, I'm just going through the beginner's 
> installation guide on the Wiki: https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/ 
> Xen_Project_Beginners_Guide)
That was my starting point too. :-)

> I can't install Debian xen-tools because it doesn't complete, it just 
> starts over again. I suspect that's because the last entry in the list 
> of packages to be installed is xen-tools.
Here as well, some more information is required. What command are you 
using to install xen-tools? What is the output of the command?
> I think that it's possible to get around the problem by installing the 
> xen-tools packages individually, but haven't done this yet.
I don't understand this. As far as I know, xen-tools isn't a meta 
package, so how would you install the content of xen-tools individually?
Paul