grrr, for the list :)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: shawn wilson <ag4ve...@gmail.com> Date: Thu, May 12, 2011 at 3:52 AM Subject: Re: dpkg died. To: Magicloud Magiclouds <magicloud.magiclo...@gmail.com> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 3:41 AM, Magicloud Magiclouds <magicloud.magiclo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Today I installed a third party .dpkg file, which failed due to > unmet dependencies. > Then I tried to remove it, or install the dependencies by aptitude. > Well, dpkg database seemed to be interrupted. > For example, when I tried to remove, I got: > > dpkg: error processing navalplan (--remove): > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > reinstall it before attempting a removal. > configured to not write apport reports > Errors were encountered while processing: > navalplan > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > > How to resolve this? > i would go through this: apt-get -f install (might fail) dpkg --force-all --purge <package> then, see if things get right: apt-get -f install (should succeed) apt-get update; apt-get dist-upgrade ... should be in a clean and fully up to date state :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktimw4kz0sshjnrpbsmmr4kcdf1r...@mail.gmail.com
