Using ex in init scripts

I'm using ex to modify configuration files from an /etc/init.d/CONFIG script.

I'm using debian squeeze (updated yesterday)

My problem is: It's impossible to start ex / vi in init scripts with the vi / ex package of the current squeeze system. There is no error message - the prompt just stops but can be freed with STRG-C.

It worked until yersterday with packages from squeeze / 3 month ago.

My question is why? And what can I do to solve this?

Edit1: There is only a script trying to get configs from USB and configuring services.

Edit2: A sample of what I'm doing:

# get usb stick's mount point
...
# get config from stick
...
# edit config file
ex ${PREFIX}/etc/mysql/my.cnf -c '%s/^datadir.*$/datadir = /usr/local/mysql/data' -c'wq!'
# change that might fail and is allowed to fail
( ex ${PREFIX}/etc/ntp.conf -c '%s/^driftfile.*$/driftfile \/media\/bootfs\/config\/system\/ntp.drift/g' -c '/^server/d' -c '/^server/d' -c '/^server/d' -c '/^server/d' -c'wq!' ) > /dev/null 2>&1

Edit3 - some dpkg.log entries (only upgrades):

2010-08-22 17:43:12 upgrade locales 2.10.2-6 2.11.2-2
2010-08-22 17:43:13 upgrade libc-bin 2.10.2-6 2.11.2-2
2010-08-22 17:43:17 upgrade libc6 2.10.2-6 2.11.2-2
2010-08-22 17:43:27 upgrade libc6-i686 2.10.2-6 2.11.2-2
2010-08-22 17:43:27 upgrade libc6-dev 2.10.2-6 2.11.2-2
2010-08-22 17:43:28 upgrade libc-dev-bin 2.10.2-6 2.11.2-2
2010-08-22 17:43:29 upgrade debconf-english 1.5.32 1.5.35
2010-08-22 17:43:34 upgrade debconf 1.5.32 1.5.35
2010-08-22 17:43:37 upgrade linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-9 2.6.32-18
2010-08-22 17:43:38 upgrade libgomp1 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:38 upgrade cpp-4.4 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:38 upgrade binutils 2.20.1-5 2.20.1-12
2010-08-22 17:43:39 upgrade gcc-4.4-base 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:42 upgrade libgcc1 1:4.4.2-9 1:4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:44 upgrade gcc-4.4 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:44 upgrade g++-4.4 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:45 upgrade libstdc++6-4.4-dev 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:46 upgrade libgfortran3 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:46 upgrade libstdc++6 4.4.2-9 4.4.4-8
2010-08-22 17:43:48 upgrade libxapian15 1.0.19-1 1.0.20-2
2010-08-22 17:43:48 upgrade libsqlite3-0 3.6.23.1-1 3.7.0-1.1
2010-08-22 17:43:49 upgrade aptitude 0.6.1.5-3 0.6.3-3
2010-08-22 17:43:53 upgrade libfreetype6-dev 2.3.11-1 2.4.2-1
2010-08-22 17:43:53 upgrade libfreetype6 2.3.11-1 2.4.2-1
2010-08-22 17:43:53 upgrade libpcre3 7.8-3 8.02-1.1
2010-08-22 17:43:54 upgrade libselinux1 2.0.94-1 2.0.96-1
2010-08-22 17:43:58 upgrade libglib2.0-0 2.24.0-1 2.24.1-1
2010-08-22 17:43:58 upgrade libpopt0 1.15-1 1.16-1
2010-08-22 17:43:58 upgrade pkg-config 0.22-1 0.25-1
2010-08-22 17:43:58 upgrade libfontconfig1-dev 2.8.0-2 2.8.0-2.1
2010-08-22 17:43:59 upgrade ttf-dejavu-core 2.30-2 2.31-1
2010-08-22 17:43:59 upgrade libfontconfig1 2.8.0-2 2.8.0-2.1
2010-08-22 17:43:59 upgrade fontconfig-config 2.8.0-2 2.8.0-2.1
2010-08-22 17:44:00 upgrade libgtk2.0-common 2.20.0-3 2.20.1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:03 upgrade libavahi-common-data 0.6.25-3 0.6.26-1
2010-08-22 17:44:03 upgrade libavahi-common3 0.6.25-3 0.6.26-1
2010-08-22 17:44:03 upgrade libdbus-1-3 1.2.24-1 1.2.24-3
2010-08-22 17:44:05 upgrade libavahi-client3 0.6.25-3 0.6.26-1
2010-08-22 17:44:05 upgrade libcomerr2 1.41.11-1 1.41.12-2
2010-08-22 17:44:16 upgrade libk5crypto3 1.8.1+dfsg-2 1.8.3+dfsg~beta1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:16 upgrade libgssapi-krb5-2 1.8.1+dfsg-2 1.8.3+dfsg~beta1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:16 upgrade libkrb5-3 1.8.1+dfsg-2 1.8.3+dfsg~beta1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:16 upgrade libkrb5support0 1.8.1+dfsg-2 1.8.3+dfsg~beta1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:16 upgrade libcups2 1.4.3-1 1.4.4-2
2010-08-22 17:44:17 upgrade libjpeg62-dev 6b-16.1 6b1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:17 upgrade libjpeg62 6b-16.1 6b1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:17 upgrade fontconfig 2.8.0-2 2.8.0-2.1
2010-08-22 17:44:43 upgrade libpango1.0-common 1.28.0-1 1.28.1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:43 upgrade libxrender1 1:0.9.5-2 1:0.9.6-1
2010-08-22 17:44:43 upgrade libpango1.0-0 1.28.0-1 1.28.1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:44 upgrade libpng12-dev 1.2.43-1 1.2.44-1
2010-08-22 17:44:44 upgrade libpng12-0 1.2.43-1 1.2.44-1
2010-08-22 17:44:44 upgrade libtiff4 3.9.2-3+b1 3.9.4-2
2010-08-22 17:44:44 upgrade libxext6 2:1.1.1-3 2:1.1.2-1
2010-08-22 17:44:44 upgrade libxfixes3 1:4.0.4-2 1:4.0.5-1
2010-08-22 17:44:45 upgrade libxcomposite1 1:0.4.1-1 1:0.4.2-1
2010-08-22 17:44:45 upgrade libxdamage1 1:1.1.2-1 1:1.1.3-1
2010-08-22 17:44:45 upgrade libxml2-dev 2.7.7.dfsg-2 2.7.7.dfsg-4
2010-08-22 17:44:45 upgrade libxml2 2.7.7.dfsg-2 2.7.7.dfsg-4
2010-08-22 17:44:45 upgrade shared-mime-info 0.71-1 0.71-3
2010-08-22 17:44:46 upgrade libgtk2.0-0 2.20.0-3 2.20.1-1
2010-08-22 17:44:46 upgrade liblcms1 1.18.dfsg-1.2+b1 1.18.dfsg-1.2+b2
2010-08-22 17:44:47 upgrade ufraw 0.16-1+b1 0.16-3+b1
2010-08-22 17:44:47 upgrade exiv2 0.19-1 0.20-2
2010-08-22 17:44:51 upgrade gcc-4.3 4.3.4-8 4.3.5-2
2010-08-22 17:44:51 upgrade cpp-4.3 4.3.4-8 4.3.5-2
2010-08-22 17:44:52 upgrade gcc-4.3-base 4.3.4-8 4.3.5-2
2010-08-22 17:44:56 upgrade base-files 5.3 5.9
2010-08-22 17:45:01 upgrade coreutils 7.4-2 8.5-1
2010-08-22 17:45:08 upgrade debianutils 3.2.2 3.4
2010-08-22 17:45:11 upgrade libpam0g 1.1.1-2 1.1.1-3
2010-08-22 17:45:14 upgrade sed 4.2.1-6 4.2.1-7
2010-08-22 17:45:17 upgrade lsb-base 3.2-23 3.2-23.1
2010-08-22 17:45:18 upgrade libpam-modules 1.1.1-2 1.1.1-3
2010-08-22 17:45:23 upgrade libpam-runtime 1.1.1-2 1.1.1-3
2010-08-22 17:45:26 upgrade grub-pc 1.98-1 1.98+20100804-2
2010-08-22 17:45:26 upgrade grub-common 1.98-1 1.98+20100804-2
2010-08-22 17:45:27 upgrade dpkg 1.15.5.6 1.15.7.2
2010-08-22 17:45:31 upgrade cron 3.0pl1-109 3.0pl1-114
2010-08-22 17:45:34 upgrade libudev0 151-3 160-1
2010-08-22 17:45:34 upgrade libusb-0.1-4 2:0.1.12-14 2:0.1.12-15
2010-08-22 17:45:37 upgrade libuuid1 2.16.2-0 2.17.2-3.1
2010-08-22 17:45:39 upgrade libblkid1 2.16.2-0 2.17.2-3.1
2010-08-22 17:45:40 upgrade tzdata 2010h-1 2010j-1
2010-08-22 17:45:44 upgrade insserv 1.12.0-14 1.14.0-2
2010-08-22 17:45:46 upgrade sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-10 2.88dsf-11
2010-08-22 17:45:48 upgrade sysv-rc 2.87dsf-10 2.88dsf-11
2010-08-22 17:45:51 upgrade mount 2.16.2-0 2.17.2-3.1
2010-08-22 17:45:55 upgrade initscripts 2.87dsf-10 2.88dsf-11
2010-08-22 17:46:01 upgrade util-linux 2.16.2-0 2.17.2-3.1
2010-08-22 17:46:08 upgrade udev 151-3 160-1
2010-08-22 17:46:09 upgrade dmsetup 2:1.02.45-1 2:1.02.48-2
2010-08-22 17:46:09 upgrade libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.45-1 2:1.02.48-2
2010-08-22 17:46:09 upgrade gettext-base 0.17-10 0.18.1.1-1
2010-08-22 17:46:09 upgrade dash 0.5.5.1-3 0.5.5.1-6
2010-08-22 17:46:13 upgrade diffutils 1:2.9-4 1:3.0-1
2010-08-22 17:46:16 upgrade e2fslibs 1.41.11-1 1.41.12-2
2010-08-22 17:46:18 upgrade e2fsprogs 1.41.11-1 1.41.12-2
2010-08-22 17:46:21 upgrade perl-modules 5.10.1-12 5.10.1-14
2010-08-22 17:46:23 upgrade perl-debug 5.10.1-12 5.10.1-14
2010-08-22 17:46:25 upgrade perl 5.10.1-12 5.10.1-14
2010-08-22 17:46:27 upgrade libperl5.10 5.10.1-12 5.10.1-14
2010-08-22 17:46:28 upgrade perl-base 5.10.1-12 5.10.1-14
2010-08-22 17:46:31 upgrade libsepol1 2.0.40-2 2.0.41-1
2010-08-22 17:46:34 upgrade sysvinit 2.87dsf-10 2.88dsf-11
2010-08-22 17:46:37 upgrade tar 1.23-1 1.23-2.1
2010-08-22 17:46:39 upgrade bsdutils 1:2.16.2-0 1:2.17.2-3.1
2010-08-22 17:46:42 upgrade module-init-tools 3.12~pre2-3 3.12-1
2010-08-22 17:46:43 upgrade klibc-utils 1.5.17-4 1.5.18-1
2010-08-22 17:46:43 upgrade libklibc 1.5.17-4 1.5.18-1
2010-08-22 17:46:43 upgrade cpio 2.11-2 2.11-4
2010-08-22 17:46:44 upgrade initramfs-tools 0.93.4 0.98
2010-08-22 17:46:53 upgrade mysql-common 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 17:46:53 upgrade mysql-server 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 17:46:53 upgrade libdbi-perl 1.609-1 1.612-1
2010-08-22 17:46:54 upgrade libmysqlclient-dev 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 17:46:55 upgrade libmysqlclient16 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 17:46:56 upgrade libdbd-mysql-perl 4.013-1 4.016-1
2010-08-22 17:46:56 upgrade readline-common 6.1-1 6.1-3
2010-08-22 17:47:02 upgrade libreadline6 6.1-1 6.1-3
2010-08-22 17:47:03 upgrade libwrap0-dev 7.6.q-18 7.6.q-19
2010-08-22 17:47:04 upgrade libwrap0 7.6.q-18 7.6.q-19
2010-08-22 17:47:04 upgrade mysql-client-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 17:47:09 upgrade mysql-server-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 17:47:13 upgrade libssl-dev 0.9.8n-1 0.9.8o-1
2010-08-22 17:47:14 upgrade libssl0.9.8 0.9.8n-1 0.9.8o-1
2010-08-22 17:47:15 upgrade dhcp3-client 3.1.3-2 4.1.1-P1-9
2010-08-22 17:47:15 upgrade netbase 4.40 4.42
2010-08-22 17:47:16 upgrade libattr1 1:2.4.44-1 1:2.4.44-2
2010-08-22 19:02:48 upgrade mysql-server-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 19:02:53 upgrade libcap2 1:2.17-2 1:2.19-3
2010-08-22 19:02:53 upgrade ntp 1:4.2.6+dfsg-1 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1
2010-08-22 19:02:54 upgrade dbus 1.2.24-1 1.2.24-3
2010-08-22 19:02:54 upgrade dbus-x11 1.2.24-1 1.2.24-3
2010-08-22 19:02:54 upgrade x11-common 1:7.5+5 1:7.5+6
2010-08-22 19:02:55 upgrade libdrm2 2.4.18-5 2.4.18-6
2010-08-22 19:02:56 upgrade libdrm-intel1 2.4.18-5 2.4.18-6
2010-08-22 19:02:56 upgrade libdrm-radeon1 2.4.18-5 2.4.18-6
2010-08-22 19:02:56 upgrade libgl1-mesa-dri 7.7.1-1 7.7.1-4
2010-08-22 19:02:59 upgrade libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7.1-1 7.7.1-4
2010-08-22 19:02:59 upgrade libxtst6 2:1.1.0-2 2:1.1.0-3
2010-08-22 19:02:59 upgrade cpp 4:4.4.2-3 4:4.4.4-2
2010-08-22 21:59:51 upgrade mysql-server-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 21:59:57 upgrade x11-utils 7.5+3 7.5+4
2010-08-22 21:59:58 upgrade x11-xkb-utils 7.5+2 7.5+5
2010-08-22 21:59:58 upgrade gpgv 1.4.10-2 1.4.10-4
2010-08-22 22:01:33 upgrade linux-image-2.6-686 2.6.32+25 2.6.32+28
2010-08-22 22:01:48 upgrade gnupg 1.4.10-2 1.4.10-4
2010-08-22 22:01:53 upgrade libacl1 2.2.49-2 2.2.49-3
2010-08-22 22:01:55 upgrade liblzma2 4.999.9beta+20100307-1 4.999.9beta+20100713-1
2010-08-22 22:01:57 upgrade libss2 1.41.11-1 1.41.12-2
2010-08-22 22:01:59 upgrade xz-utils 4.999.9beta+20100307-1 4.999.9beta+20100713-1
2010-08-22 22:02:01 upgrade bsdmainutils 8.0.10 8.0.13
2010-08-22 22:02:02 upgrade dhcp3-server 3.1.3-2 4.1.1-P1-9
2010-08-22 22:02:02 upgrade dhcp3-common 3.1.3-2 4.1.1-P1-9
2010-08-22 22:02:03 upgrade groff-base 1.20.1-9 1.20.1-10
2010-08-22 22:02:03 upgrade iproute 20100224-3 20100519-3
2010-08-22 22:02:04 upgrade iptables 1.4.6-2 1.4.8-3
2010-08-22 22:02:04 upgrade iputils-ping 3:20100214-1 3:20100418-2
2010-08-22 22:02:05 upgrade libtasn1-3 2.5-1 2.7-1
2010-08-22 22:02:05 upgrade logrotate 3.7.8-5 3.7.8-6
2010-08-22 22:02:05 upgrade man-db 2.5.7-2 2.5.7-3
2010-08-22 22:02:06 upgrade procps 1:3.2.8-8 1:3.2.8-9
2010-08-22 22:02:06 upgrade traceroute 1:2.0.13-5 1:2.0.15-1
2010-08-22 22:02:07 upgrade vim-tiny 2:7.2.330-1 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1
2010-08-22 22:02:08 upgrade vim 2:7.2.330-1 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1
2010-08-22 22:02:08 upgrade vim-runtime 2:7.2.330-1 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1
2010-08-22 22:02:13 upgrade vim-common 2:7.2.330-1 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1
2010-08-22 22:02:13 upgrade bash-completion 1:1.1-3 1:1.2-2
2010-08-22 22:02:14 upgrade file 5.04-2 5.04-5
2010-08-22 22:02:14 upgrade libmagic1 5.04-2 5.04-5
2010-08-22 22:02:14 upgrade ftp 0.17-21 0.17-23
2010-08-22 22:02:15 upgrade pciutils 1:3.1.7-3 1:3.1.7-4
2010-08-22 22:02:15 upgrade libpci3 1:3.1.7-3 1:3.1.7-4
2010-08-22 22:02:15 upgrade m4 1.4.13-3 1.4.14-3
2010-08-22 22:02:15 upgrade openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3 1:5.5p1-4
2010-08-22 22:02:16 upgrade openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3 1:5.5p1-4
2010-08-22 22:02:17 upgrade python2.6 2.6.5-1 2.6.6~rc1-1
2010-08-22 22:02:19 upgrade python2.6-minimal 2.6.5-1 2.6.6~rc1-1
2010-08-22 22:02:20 upgrade apache2 2.2.15-3 2.2.16-1
2010-08-22 22:02:20 upgrade apache2-mpm-prefork 2.2.15-3 2.2.16-1
2010-08-22 22:02:26 upgrade apache2.2-common 2.2.15-3 2.2.16-1
2010-08-22 22:02:26 upgrade apache2.2-bin 2.2.15-3 2.2.16-1
2010-08-22 22:02:27 upgrade apache2-utils 2.2.15-3 2.2.16-1
2010-08-22 22:02:27 upgrade libapache2-mod-python 3.3.1-9 3.3.1-9+b1
2010-08-22 22:02:28 upgrade python-support 1.0.7 1.0.9
2010-08-22 22:02:28 upgrade lsb-release 3.2-23 3.2-23.1
2010-08-22 22:02:28 upgrade python2.5 2.5.5-2 2.5.5-6
2010-08-22 22:02:30 upgrade python2.5-minimal 2.5.5-2 2.5.5-6
2010-08-22 22:02:31 upgrade python-minimal 2.5.4-9 2.6.5-11
2010-08-22 22:02:31 upgrade python 2.5.4-9 2.6.5-11
2010-08-22 22:02:32 upgrade python-apt 0.7.94.2 0.7.96.1
2010-08-22 22:02:33 upgrade tcpd 7.6.q-18 7.6.q-19
2010-08-22 22:02:33 upgrade w3m 0.5.2-4 0.5.2-9
2010-08-22 22:02:34 upgrade whois 5.0.2 5.0.7
2010-08-22 22:02:34 upgrade acpid 1:2.0.3-1 1:2.0.6-1
2010-08-22 22:02:34 upgrade acpi-support-base 0.133-2 0.137-3
2010-08-22 22:02:35 upgrade python-xapian 1.0.19-1 1.0.20-1
2010-08-22 22:02:35 upgrade python-debian 0.1.16 0.1.18
2010-08-22 22:02:36 upgrade apt-xapian-index 0.30 0.38
2010-08-22 22:02:36 upgrade autoconf 2.65-4 2.67-2
2010-08-22 22:02:37 upgrade git-core 1:1.7.0-1 1:1.7.1-1.1
2010-08-22 22:02:37 upgrade libcurl3-gnutls 7.20.0-3 7.21.0-1
2010-08-22 22:02:37 upgrade libdigest-sha1-perl 2.12-1 2.13-1
2010-08-22 22:02:38 upgrade autopoint 0.17-10 0.18.1.1-1
2010-08-22 22:02:39 upgrade gcc 4:4.4.2-3 4:4.4.4-2
2010-08-22 22:02:39 upgrade g++ 4:4.4.2-3 4:4.4.4-2
2010-08-22 22:02:39 upgrade dpkg-dev 1.15.5.6 1.15.7.2
2010-08-22 22:02:40 upgrade build-essential 11.4 11.5
2010-08-22 22:02:40 upgrade busybox 1:1.14.2-2 1:1.17.1-2
2010-08-22 22:02:40 upgrade console-data 2:1.10-2 2:1.10-3
2010-08-22 22:02:41 upgrade keyboard-configuration 1.51 1.55
2010-08-22 22:02:42 upgrade console-setup 1.51 1.55
2010-08-22 22:02:42 upgrade cryptsetup 2:1.1.0-2.1 2:1.1.3-3
2010-08-22 22:02:42 upgrade html2text 1.3.2a-14 1.3.2a-15
2010-08-22 22:02:43 upgrade debhelper 7.4.17 8.0.0
2010-08-22 22:02:43 upgrade dialog 1.1-20100119-2 1.1-20100428-1
2010-08-22 22:02:44 upgrade firmware-linux-free 2.6.32-9 2.6.32-18
2010-08-22 22:02:44 upgrade firmware-linux-nonfree 0.23 0.26
2010-08-22 22:02:45 upgrade gettext 0.17-10 0.18.1.1-1
2010-08-22 22:02:46 upgrade ghostscript 8.71~dfsg-4 8.71~dfsg2-4
2010-08-22 22:02:48 upgrade ghostscript-x 8.71~dfsg-4 8.71~dfsg2-4
2010-08-22 22:02:48 upgrade libcupsimage2 1.4.3-1 1.4.4-2
2010-08-22 22:02:49 upgrade libpaper1 1.1.23+nmu2 1.1.24
2010-08-22 22:02:49 upgrade libgs8 8.71~dfsg-4 8.71~dfsg2-4
2010-08-22 22:02:49 upgrade gsfonts 1:8.11+urwcyr1.0.7~pre44-4 1:8.11+urwcyr1.0.7~pre44-4.2
2010-08-22 22:03:08 upgrade gs-common 8.71~dfsg-4 8.71~dfsg2-4
2010-08-22 22:03:08 upgrade libhal1 0.5.14-2 0.5.14-3
2010-08-22 22:03:08 upgrade libhal-storage1 0.5.14-2 0.5.14-3
2010-08-22 22:03:08 upgrade usbutils 0.86-4 0.87-5
2010-08-22 22:03:09 upgrade hal 0.5.14-2 0.5.14-3
2010-08-22 22:03:09 upgrade heirloom-mailx 12.4-1.1+b1 12.4-2
2010-08-22 22:03:10 upgrade libnspr4-0d 4.8.4-1 4.8.4-2
2010-08-22 22:03:10 upgrade xulrunner-1.9.1 1.9.1.9-6 1.9.1.11-1
2010-08-22 22:03:12 upgrade libmozjs2d 1.9.1.9-6 1.9.1.11-1
2010-08-22 22:03:12 upgrade libasound2 1.0.22-2 1.0.23-1
2010-08-22 22:03:13 upgrade libhunspell-1.2-0 1.2.8-6 1.2.11-1
2010-08-22 22:03:13 upgrade libnss3-1d 3.12.6-2 3.12.6-3
2010-08-22 22:03:13 upgrade iceweasel 3.5.9-2 3.5.11-1
2010-08-22 22:03:14 upgrade iceweasel-l10n-de 1:3.5.9+debian-1 1:3.5.11+debian-1
2010-08-22 22:03:15 upgrade im-switch 1.19 1.20
2010-08-22 22:03:16 upgrade libmagickcore3 7:6.6.0.4-2 8:6.6.0.4-2.1
2010-08-22 22:03:17 upgrade libmagickwand3 7:6.6.0.4-2 8:6.6.0.4-2.1
2010-08-22 22:03:17 upgrade imagemagick 7:6.6.0.4-2 8:6.6.0.4-2.1
2010-08-22 22:03:17 upgrade iotop 0.4-1 0.4-2
2010-08-22 22:03:18 upgrade iso-codes 3.15-1 3.19-1
2010-08-22 22:03:20 upgrade kernel-package 12.033 12.036
2010-08-22 22:03:21 upgrade libhtml-parser-perl 3.65-1 3.66-1
2010-08-22 22:03:21 upgrade libwww-perl 5.834-1 5.836-1
2010-08-22 22:03:22 upgrade libapache2-mod-perl2 2.0.4-6 2.0.4-7
2010-08-22 22:03:23 upgrade libqdbm14 1.8.74-1.4 1.8.77-3
2010-08-22 22:03:23 upgrade php5-mysql 5.3.2-1 5.3.2-2
2010-08-22 22:03:23 upgrade libpq5 8.4.3-1 8.4.4-2
2010-08-22 22:03:24 upgrade php5-pgsql 5.3.2-1 5.3.2-2
2010-08-22 22:03:24 upgrade libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1 5.3.2-2
2010-08-22 22:03:25 upgrade php5-common 5.3.2-1 5.3.2-2
2010-08-22 22:03:25 upgrade libaudit0 1.7.13-1+b1 1.7.13-1+b2
2010-08-22 22:03:25 upgrade libcdt4 2.26.3-2 2.26.3-5
2010-08-22 22:03:25 upgrade libdatrie1 0.2.3-1 0.2.4-1
2010-08-22 22:03:26 upgrade libglib2.0-data 2.24.0-1 2.24.1-1
2010-08-22 22:03:27 upgrade libglide2 2002.04.10ds1-4 2002.04.10ds1-5
2010-08-22 22:03:27 upgrade libglu1-mesa 7.7.1-1 7.7.1-4
2010-08-22 22:03:27 upgrade libgraph4 2.26.3-2 2.26.3-5
2010-08-22 22:03:28 upgrade libgtk2.0-bin 2.20.0-3 2.20.1-1
2010-08-22 22:03:28 upgrade libpathplan4 2.26.3-2 2.26.3-5
2010-08-22 22:03:28 upgrade libxdot4 2.26.3-2 2.26.3-5
2010-08-22 22:03:28 upgrade libgvc5 2.26.3-2 2.26.3-5
2010-08-22 22:03:29 upgrade liblapack3gf 3.2.1-2 3.2.1-8
2010-08-22 22:03:29 upgrade librsvg2-2 2.26.2-1 2.26.3-1
2010-08-22 22:03:29 upgrade libmagickcore3-extra 7:6.6.0.4-2 8:6.6.0.4-2.1
2010-08-22 22:03:30 upgrade netpbm 2:10.0-12.1+squeeze1 2:10.0-12.2
2010-08-22 22:03:30 upgrade libnetpbm10 2:10.0-12.1+squeeze1 2:10.0-12.2
2010-08-22 22:03:31 upgrade libpaper-utils 1.1.23+nmu2 1.1.24
2010-08-22 22:03:31 upgrade libparted0debian1 2.2-5 2.3-1
2010-08-22 22:03:31 upgrade libpciaccess0 0.11.0-2 0.12.0-1
2010-08-22 22:03:31 upgrade libscim8c2a 1.4.9-2 1.4.9-5
2010-08-22 22:03:32 upgrade libsensors4-dev 1:3.1.2-2 1:3.1.2-6
2010-08-22 22:03:32 upgrade libsensors4 1:3.1.2-2 1:3.1.2-6
2010-08-22 22:03:32 upgrade libsnmp-base 5.4.2.1~dfsg-5 5.4.3~dfsg-1
2010-08-22 22:03:33 upgrade libsnmp-dev 5.4.2.1~dfsg-5+b1 5.4.3~dfsg-1
2010-08-22 22:03:33 upgrade libsnmp-perl 5.4.2.1~dfsg-5+b1 5.4.3~dfsg-1
2010-08-22 22:03:34 upgrade libsnmp15 5.4.2.1~dfsg-5+b1 5.4.3~dfsg-1
2010-08-22 22:03:35 upgrade libutempter0 1.1.5-2 1.1.5-3
2010-08-22 22:03:35 upgrade libxau-dev 1:1.0.5-2 1:1.0.6-1
2010-08-22 22:03:35 upgrade libxau6 1:1.0.5-2 1:1.0.6-1
2010-08-22 22:03:39 upgrade live-initramfs 1.177.2-1 2.0~a16-1
2010-08-22 22:03:40 upgrade live-helper 2.0~a10-1 2.0~a21-1
2010-08-22 22:03:40 upgrade debootstrap 1.0.22 1.0.23
2010-08-22 22:03:41 upgrade live-manual 20100301-1 1:2.0~a2-1
2010-08-22 22:03:41 upgrade lockfile-progs 0.1.13 0.1.15
2010-08-22 22:03:41 upgrade openssl 0.9.8n-1 0.9.8o-1
2010-08-22 22:03:42 upgrade parted 2.2-5 2.3-1
2010-08-22 22:03:42 upgrade perlmagick 7:6.6.0.4-2 8:6.6.0.4-2.1
2010-08-22 22:03:42 upgrade pm-utils 1.3.0-1 1.3.0-2
2010-08-22 22:03:44 upgrade python-distutils-extra 2.18 2.20
2010-08-22 22:03:44 upgrade python-numpy 1:1.3.0-3+b1 1:1.4.1-4
2010-08-22 22:03:46 upgrade libffi5 3.0.9-1 3.0.9-2
2010-08-22 22:03:46 upgrade python-gobject 2.21.1-1 2.21.1-2
2010-08-22 22:03:47 upgrade python-glade2 2.17.0-2 2.17.0-4
2010-08-22 22:03:47 upgrade python-gtk2 2.17.0-2 2.17.0-4
2010-08-22 22:03:48 upgrade scim 1.4.9-2 1.4.9-5
2010-08-22 22:03:49 upgrade scim-pinyin 0.5.91-1 0.5.91-1.1
2010-08-22 22:03:50 upgrade scim-chinese 0.5.91-1 0.5.91-1.1
2010-08-22 22:03:50 upgrade scim-gtk2-immodule 1.4.9-2 1.4.9-5
2010-08-22 22:03:50 upgrade scim-modules-socket 1.4.9-2 1.4.9-5
2010-08-22 22:03:50 upgrade sgml-base 1.26 1.26+nmu1
2010-08-22 22:03:51 upgrade snmpd 5.4.2.1~dfsg-5+b1 5.4.3~dfsg-1
2010-08-22 22:03:51 upgrade sudo 1.7.2p5-1 1.7.2p7-1
2010-08-22 22:05:00 upgrade syslinux-common 2:3.86+dfsg-1 2:4.02+dfsg-3
2010-08-22 22:05:01 upgrade ttf-arphic-bkai00mp 2.10-7 2.10-8
2010-08-22 22:05:02 upgrade ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp 2.10-7 2.10-8
2010-08-22 22:05:03 upgrade ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp 2.11-7 2.11-9
2010-08-22 22:05:04 upgrade ttf-arphic-gkai00mp 2.11-7 2.11-8
2010-08-22 22:05:04 upgrade update-inetd 4.36 4.37
2010-08-22 22:05:05 upgrade uuid-runtime 2.16.2-0 2.17.2-3.1
2010-08-22 22:05:05 upgrade x11-xserver-utils 7.5+1+b1 7.5+2
2010-08-22 22:05:05 upgrade xaw3dg 1.5+E-17 1.5+E-18
2010-08-22 22:05:05 upgrade xfsprogs 3.1.1 3.1.2-1
2010-08-22 22:05:06 upgrade xinit 1.2.0-1 1.2.0-2
2010-08-22 22:05:06 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-joystick 1:1.5.0-2 1:1.5.0-4
2010-08-22 22:05:06 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.1-1 1.2.2-2
2010-08-22 22:05:06 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-tslib 0.0.6-3 0.0.6-5
2010-08-22 22:05:07 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1:1.5.0-1 1:1.5.0-2
2010-08-22 22:05:07 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse 1:12.6.5-3 1:12.6.9-2
2010-08-22 22:05:07 upgrade xserver-common 2:1.7.6-2 2:1.7.7-3
2010-08-22 22:05:07 upgrade xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.6-2 2:1.7.7-3
2010-08-22 22:05:09 upgrade xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 1:0.4.2-1 1:0.4.2-2
2010-08-22 22:05:12 upgrade xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:2.3.0-1 1:2.3.0-3
2010-08-22 22:05:13 upgrade xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:11.0.1-1 1:11.0.1-2
2010-08-22 22:05:13 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.3.2-4 1:2.3.2-6
2010-08-22 22:05:13 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-wacom 0.10.3+20100109-1 0.10.5+20100416-1
2010-08-22 22:05:13 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.5+5 1:7.5+6
2010-08-22 22:05:14 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-void 1:1.3.0-1 1:1.3.0-2
2010-08-22 22:05:14 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-kbd 1:1.4.0-1 1:1.4.0-2
2010-08-22 22:05:14 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-aiptek 1:1.3.0-1 1:1.3.0-2
2010-08-22 22:05:14 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-acecad 1:1.4.0-1 1:1.4.0-2
2010-08-22 22:05:14 upgrade xserver-xorg-input-evtouch 0.8.8-2 0.8.8-4
2010-08-22 22:05:14 upgrade xserver-xorg 1:7.5+5 1:7.5+6
2010-08-22 22:05:15 upgrade xterm 256-1 261-1
2010-08-22 22:05:16 upgrade xorg 1:7.5+5 1:7.5+6
2010-08-22 22:05:16 upgrade fancontrol 1:3.1.2-2 1:3.1.2-6
2010-08-22 22:05:16 upgrade gs-gpl 8.71~dfsg-4 8.71~dfsg2-4
2010-08-22 22:05:16 upgrade lm-sensors 1:3.1.2-2 1:3.1.2-6
2010-08-22 22:05:16 upgrade syslog-ng 2.0.9-4.2 3.1.2-1
2010-08-22 22:05:17 upgrade user-setup 1.28 1.31
2010-08-22 22:11:48 upgrade libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.48-2 2:1.02.48-3
2010-08-22 22:11:49 upgrade dmsetup 2:1.02.48-2 2:1.02.48-3
2010-08-22 22:14:11 upgrade mysql-server-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 22:16:57 upgrade mysql-server-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 22:17:39 upgrade mysql-server-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1
2010-08-22 22:20:45 upgrade mysql-server-5.1 5.1.45-1 5.1.49-1

Edit4

ed solves the issue for now - but the problem still exists. It seems to be related to the init system changes.

None of these editors work in rc.S: * nano * ex * vi