On Mon, 2005-07-04 at 14:25 -0400, David Clymer wrote: > On Sat, 2005-07-02 at 16:30 -0400, adijr . wrote: > > > > Removing hl5140lpr ... > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/hl5140lpr.postrm: line 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: No such file > > or directory > > dpkg: error processing hl5140lpr (--remove): > > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > hl5140lpr > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > RESULT=100 > > > > Any ideas how to get rid of the old pacake so i can install the new one..? > > or how to reinstall the new one Over the old? > > > > Well, one way to do it would be to > edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/hl5140lpr.postrm. > > you could just stick: > > exit 0 > > at the top of the script, or you could be a bit more surgical and > comment out the offending line or block of code that requires the > existance of /etc/init.d/lpd. > > Alternatively, you could create a the file it is looking for: > > # touch /etc/init.d/lpd > > None of these are real beautiful solutions, but they should get the > package uninstalled for you. > > hope that helps.
IIRC there was also discussion of this (and which drivers to use for this printer) on the linuxprinting website (and prob archives of D-U too) -- Michael Bane Atmospheric Physics Group University of Manchester -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
