>> $ apt-get remove scilab-sivp >> ... >> dpkg: error processing sivp (--configure): >> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > However, in general, you can bypass this error--"subprocess post-installation > script returned error"--by removing /var/lib/dpkg/info/$package.postinst. > There's also $package.preinst, $package.prerm, and $package.postrm.
Boyd, This did it! I moved postinst and prerm files out of the way and successfully uninstalled scilab-sivp. This is a very useful thing to know about dpkg, just in case some packages are misbehaving. Thank you so much for answering, I really appreciate your help! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
