I only caught the end of this thread, but did you try the dpkg --remove <pkgname> method. It has always worked for me with some additional manual removal of some of the residual directories left behind because user-created files were still around.
My $.02 (hopefully not borrowed previously from someone else ;-) >>> "nate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/12/01 09:04PM >>> <quote who="Stephen J. Thompson"> > Hello All, > > > I have tried installing the package but it is F****d. Can anyone > help me on removing it? if apt-get can't remove it and dpkg can't..id say fuckit and edit the /var/lib/dpkg/status file and remove it from there, then the system should no longer think its installed. ive edited the status file for other reasons(tricking it into thinking something is installed when its not) and it works ok.. kinda dangerous though. be careful. coruse you'll still have the files on your system, but apt-get and dpkg should stop bitching. maybe you can dpkg -L <package name> to get a listing of the files on the package and manually remove them. but if the package is in a bad state it may not give that information to you. good luck. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
