Le vendredi 14 juillet 2006 à 17:03 +0200, Adam Soltan a écrit : > Thibaut Paumard wrote: > > Le vendredi 14 juillet 2006 à 15:10 +0200, Adam Soltan a écrit : > > > >>I have an annoying problem with apt-get. When I run for instance > >>apt-get upgrade it shifts into gear and starts downloading > >>packages but it then hangs while unpacking some of them. > >>Twin ctrl-c:s seem to skip the offending packages and move on > >>with other ones. Below is a listing of what it can look like. > >>Any tips?.. I am running debian 3.1r0a AMD64. > >> > >>[...] > >>Preparing to replace mozilla-browser 2:1.7.8-1sarge5 (using > >>.../mozilla-browser_2%3a1.7.8-1sarge6_amd64.deb) ... > >>Unpacking replacement mozilla-browser ... > >><CTRL-C><CTRL-C> > >>dpkg: error processing > >>/var/cache/apt/archives/mozilla-browser_2%3a1.7.8-1sarge6_amd64.deb > >>(--unpack): > >> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt) > > > > > > FWIW, since it seems it has something to do with removing the previous > > version rather than installing the new one, I would try and "aptitude > > remove --purge" the offending packages first (and see what happens). > > [...] > > Now I get the dreaded "Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - > you should reinstall it before attempting a removal." message. There > seems to be some kind of evil mix up in the apt-database. I tried all > sorts of stuff even dpkg -r --force-remove-reinstreq mutt but no > luck. I just get > > dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > reinstall it before attempting a removal. > (Reading database ... 105643 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing mutt ...
Hmmm... if the currently "installed" version is still in your cache (or if you can find it on the web), I would try and re-install this one (dpkg -i). Now you may want to wait a couple of hours, see if people with more experience come up with a more certain idea. T. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
