You might be able to find the problem by taking a look at /var/lib/dpkg/info/kdebase.postrm (or even running this by hand).
I've had success in similar situations by removing /var/lib/dpkg/info/<pkgname>* and editing /var/lib/dpkg/info/status to show that package as: Status: purge ok not-installed It's messy but sometimes there isn't an easy way. Bob On Wed, Sep 20, 2000 at 08:54:30PM +0200, Johan Dewaele wrote: > Hi, > > Got a problem removing kdebase. I installed some > kde 1.1.1 debs some time ago and since I don't use kde > anymore, I decided to remove it. > > I "purged" all kde packages with dselect but I get following > error-message : (here repeated with dpkg) > > [Mon Sep 18][20:39:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:dewaele# dpkg --purge kdebase > (Reading database ... 50629 files and directories currently > installed.) > Removing kdebase ... > dpkg: error processing kdebase (--purge): > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > kdebase > > or another try : > > [Mon Sep 18][20:43:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:dewaele# dpkg > --force-remove-reinstreq --remove kdebase > (Reading database ... 50629 files and directories currently > installed.) > Removing kdebase ... > dpkg: error processing kdebase (--remove): > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > kdebase > > a dselect "output" : > > All > packages > Brokenly installed packages > Broken Optional packages > Broken Optional packages in section x11 > I-- Opt x11 kdebase 1.1.1-19990 2.0-2000090 KDE core > applications > > Package seems to be broken. How can I remove it? > I'm using a Woody. > > TIA > > Johan > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen
