Well depending on how many dependencys you have on libreadline5 you could do the following
apt-get -y --purge remove libreadline5 and then reinstall libreadline5 and all the other packages that were removed if any I only had gnupg depending on libreadline5 Thank you, Mark Adrian Coetser [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tux-edo.co.za, http://www.thummb.com cel: +27 76 527 8789 tel: +27 11 805 2076 fax: +27 11 805 2330 > -----Original Message----- > From: phyrster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 October 2005 07:56 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: dpkg error, can't install and can't uninstall libread* > > On 16:53 Mon 17 Oct 2005, Antony Gelberg wrote: > > phyrster wrote: > > > > > > --------------- > > > #dpkg -i libreadline5_5.0-11_i386.deb > > > > > > Preparing to replace libreadline5 5.0-10 (using > > > libreadline5_5.0-11_i386.deb) ... > > > > > > install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information. > > > > > > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > > > > > > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > > > > > > dpkg: error processing libreadline5_5.0-11_i386.deb (--install): > > > there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up > > > install-info: unrecognized option `--description=GNU Readline Library > API > > > (v5)' > > > Try `install-info --help' for a complete list of options. > > > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > libreadline5_5.0-11_i386.deb > > > > > > --------------- > > > > > > I tried to reinstall, purge or another dist-upgrade but nothing > changed. It > > > seems to me that the last resort is to reinstall the whole system. > What > > > shall I do? > > > > > > > The libreadline .deb you have is corrupt. You could remove the > > offending file from /var/cache/apt/archives and apt-get -f install. > > Exact the same error occurred after I follow what you said. I can't either > install or purge that package and the installation of all the other > packages > are held back. > > regards > > bxuef > > -- > dhammapada says: > > By oneself one does evil. By oneself one is defiled. By oneself one > abstains from evil. By oneself one is purified. Purity and impurity are > personal matters. No one can purify someone else. 165 > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
