+ # run it on our own, as updatebase is used at the wrong stage for our needs,
+ # see /etc/grml/fai/config/hooks/updatebase.GRMLBASE
+ # the apt-get update might return an error if there's for example
+ # a hashsum mismatch on Debian mirror sources, we might want to continue
+ # but should warn the user
+ if ! $ROOTCMD apt-get update ; then
+ echo "Warning: there was an error executing apt-get update, continuing anyway."
+ fi
+
+ # newer aptitude versions won't remove essential packages using
+ # 'aptitude -f -y install file-rc' anymore, therefore force it:
+ $ROOTCMD aptitude -o Aptitude::ProblemResolver::Keep-All-Tier=60000 -f -y install file-rc
+
+ if ! [ -x $target/usr/bin/aptitude ] ; then
+ $ROOTCMD apt-get -y install aptitude
+ fi