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FreeBSD 8 client - "VRTSpbx is not a valid package" error

Created: 05 May 2011 | 3 comments
ameiji's picture
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The installation of Netbackup client 7.1  software under FreeBSD 8 seems to break the package database:

 # pkg_version -v
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
pkg_version: VRTSpbx is not a valid package!
...

Removing /var/db/pkg/VRTSpbx helps, but the pbx package became unregistered, which I believe may affect further upgrades.

 

Tested on 8.0-RELEASE and 8.2-RELEASE

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Altimate1's picture
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May
2011
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I'm not sure but I

I'm not sure but I experienced a lot of issues just due to a 'bad' installation package extraction!

Extracting gz package with windows tools by example lead to installation error message (like "Your current working directory must be the client/<hardware>/<os> directory )

here is a link  which could help :

http://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/nbu71-client-installation-oracle-enterprise-linux

Regards

Bernard

Rohit Singh Nayal's picture
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2011
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FreeBSD 8 client -

Could you please try another installation package ...

Warm regards,

Rohit

Dan Nelson's picture
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2011
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Incorrect package name

The symantec package calls itself "VRTSpbx", but FreeBSD packages require a version number.  That is why pkg_version is complaining.  To fix:

 cd /var/db/pkg
mv VRTSpbx VRTSpbx-1
cd VRTSpbx-1
sed -i .bak -e 's/^@name VRTSpbx$/@name VRTSpbx-1/' +CONTENTS

(i.e. rename the pkg directory and edit the @name line in the +CONTENTS file)