if the init.d script is trying to stop it, just do this: rm /etc/init.d/icecast touch /etc/init.d/icecast chmod +x /etc/init.d/icecast
this will just make a dummy file that will satisfy dpkg so you can --purge it and try reinstalling it. -steve On 01/10/00 @ 04:39PM, Ryan White wrote: > > I seem to have an problem installing icecast-server. > > Unpacking icecast-server (from .../icecast-server_1.0.0-1_i386.deb) ... > start-stop-daemon: stat /usr/sbin/icecast: No such file or directory > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/icecast-server_1.0.0-1_i386.deb (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/icecast-server_1.0.0-1_i386.deb > > > The error seems to be an isolated incident because I was able to install > icecast on my computer at work. I have tried deleting the deb from > apt/archives but that did not work either. It seems like it was trying > to stop the service but I did not have it installed before. Has anyone > else experienced this error? > > Is there something I can do to try and debug this further? Is there a > --force option that I can try? > > -Ryan > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- http://chemlab.org - email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for pgp public key chemlab radio! - drop out @ http://mp3.chemlab.org:8000 24-7-365 "i could build anything if i could just find my tools.."
