try dpkg --force-help
On Fri, Oct 08, 1999 at 11:31:54AM -0500, Charles Lewis wrote: > *sigh* > Surely, this can't be such a difficult question to answer. I hate to be a > pain, but I don't know where else to turn, and I would rather be flamed than > ignored. > > I need to know how to remove a broken package. > > Specifically, I'm having problems removing apache & squid. I get the > following errors: > > Removing squid ... > dpkg: error processing squid (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Removing apache ... > dpkg: error processing apache (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > squid > apache > > How can I get force the removal of these? I've read the man page, and none > of the options that look like they _might_ work, do not. What else can I do? > > =========================================== > Charles Lewis, Director of Administrative Computing > Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, TX > (817)556-4720 [EMAIL PROTECTED] FAX (360)397-7952 > =========================================== > -- Marcin Kurc Indiana Institute of Technology System Administrator http://me.indtech.edu http://www.indtech.edu
