hi there I'm trying to remove a package that I installed by mistake
if I try and remove it I get ------------------------------------------------------------ The following packages will be REMOVED: hbf-kanji48 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 19 not upgraded. 44 packages not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 2118kB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] dpkg: error processing hbf-kanji48 (--remove): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. Errors were encountered while processing: hbf-kanji48 E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ------------------------------------------------------------ if I try and re-install it I get ------------------------------------------------------------ Selecting previously deselected package hbf-kanji48. (Reading database ... 73284 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace hbf-kanji48 1.0-1 (using .../hbf-kanji48_1.0-1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement hbf-kanji48 ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/hbf-kanji48.postrm: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file or directory dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 127 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hbf-kanji48_1.0-1_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 127 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file or directory dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/hbf-kanji48_1.0-1_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ---------------------------------------------------------- so I was wondering how would I remove this package I have tried using dpkg and --force(ing) it to ignore error messages but no I haven't be able to fix it. I never seen an error that says "Package is in a very bad inconsistent state" can anyone suggest a fix Thanks Simeon
