On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 02:55:56PM +0200, Hans wrote: > > > >dpkg --force-reinstreq --purge irda-common > > > >See dpkg(8) and dpkg --force-help for details. Be warned that this has the > >potentiol to break your system. Realistically, it's probably ok for this > >package, especially since you've never actually installed it properly. > > > > I think you meant dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq --purge irda-common, but > that returned..
Whoops. Brain fart. > > Removing irda-common ... > Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error processing irda-common (--purge): > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Stopping irmanager... > Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > irda-common The post-removal script will be /var/lib/dpkg/info/irda-common.postrm Edit to taste, removing anything that it looks like you can do without (or take a risk and stick exit 0 at the top). Then try again. (Need I remind you to back the file up first, just in case?) -- Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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