Have successfully set up a Debian server and installed and configured Postfix and have been trying to integrate Mailman. I am receiving the following errors during the apt-get install mailman process:
Warning: I/O Error While Trying To Byte-Compile /usr/lib/mailman/bin/qmail-to-mailman.py (2): No such file or
Beyer, Clay wrote: directory
Warning: I/O Error While Trying To Byte-Compile /usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py (2): No such file or directory
You clearly don't need qmail-to-mailman.py, and while Debian seems to like postfix-to-mailman.py (which is not distributed even as contributed source by the GNU Mailman project), I don't recommend it.
Again, this is happening during install and it seems like the install is failing or not completing properly. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but continue to receive the same I/O errors. Can anyone assist?
This is a Debian packaging issue. If you wish to install Debian's Mailman package, you'll have to take this up with Debian.
How would I go about completely removing the current, albeit, partial install of mailman? Is there a way to do any kind of complete removal other than just searching and deleting (after an apt-get remove)? I am a bit of a Linux beginner, so I am not entirely sure how the tarball installations works, but I am betting that is simpler to figure out and will ask if I need any assistance.
If you download and install the 2.1.13 tarball from <https://launchpad.net/mailman/2.1/2.1.13> or <http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mailman/>, it will be less convenient, but we can help you with any installation issues.
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