Why don't you try dpkg -r gzip. Then dpkg -i gzip_1.2.4-15.deb and see what happens. I hope this helps. Paul
On Thu, 15 May 1997, Ken Lauffenburger wrote: > Hello, > > OK you dpkg experts, what is the best way out of this one: > > gecko# dpkg -i gzip_1.2.4-15.deb > (Reading database ... 2582 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace gzip 1.2.4-15 (using gzip_1.2.4-15.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement gzip ... > install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory > dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory > dpkg: error processing gzip_1.2.4-15.deb (--install): > subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > install-info: failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > gzip_1.2.4-15.deb > gecko# > > This occurs while attempting to re-install the broken package gzip. I > believe the package became broken because I ran out of space on my root > partition while installing several packages, gzip among them. Since this > is a secondary system with a small drive, I decided to jetison all the > man, info (GNU info, not dpkg), and doc files to free up space. Maybe > this is what dpkg is complaining about now. Or maybe some dpkg info > files were not able to be updated when the partition was full. > > The system runs fine now . In fact, it seems that the updated gzip package > that dpkg thinks is broken is actually installed and executable. Two > other packages in this same state are ldso and tar. I'm not too > worried about gzip and tar--I can just ftp those executables from my > other system and forget about dpkg--but everything depends on ldso, and > I can't get dpkg to install most other packages. > > Thanks in advance for any ideas. > > --ken > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
