Voyage Linux: Dialog Error with Apt

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

This can happen on other Linux distributions, however in this case I found it on Voyage Linux, which is a Linux distribution for embedded hardware.

The Error

Here we are dealing with an annoyance whenever you use apt-get or aptitude.

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debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (No usable dialog-like program is installed, so the dialog based frontend cannot be used. at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Dialog.pm line 76, <> line 1.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline

The Fix

Simply install dialog, which is the package it is not finding. This will no longer need the failback to readline.

Voyage Linux: Locale Error with Apt

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Voyage Linux is an embedded linux distribution. I use it on some ALIX boards I have lying around, it is very stripped down, and as such there are a few annoyances which we have to fix.

The Error

This issue happens when attempting to install/upgrade packages using apt-get or aptitude.

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perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
    LANGUAGE = (unset),
    LC_ALL = (unset),
    LANG = "en_US.utf8"
    are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").

The Fix

Embedded on the bin

Voyage Linux: Dialog Error with Apt

The Error

The Fix

Voyage Linux: Locale Error with Apt