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  1. Bug #447197
  2. Comment #50

Comment 50 for bug 447197

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James Bubeck (bubeck) wrote :

When I'm installing wine (not wine1.2) I still see complaints while it ostensibly installs (why?).

While it's bad practice to have sysctl keys set in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf and /etc/sysctl.conf, this should not be a deal-breaker nor should it be a noise-maker for wine's installation. Here's what I get when I install -

. . .
Setting up wine (1.0.1-0ubuntu8) ...
kernel.printk = 4 4 1 7
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
vm.mmap_min_addr = 0
error: "sysctl vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs" is an unknown key
dpkg: error processing wine (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
. . .

Please pardon me if the included patch introduces a BASH-ism, which I tend to add. :) This one-line change should suppress printing unnecessary sysctl output during installation, while still potentially warning the person doing the installing. In my case -

. . .
Setting up wine (1.0.1-0ubuntu9jrb) ...
error: "sysctl vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs" is an unknown key
. . .