On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 02:09:04PM -0500, Kenneth Dombrowski wrote: > On 04-01-01 18:52 +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 01, 2004 at 10:29:46AM -0700, Tony TJ Previte wrote: > > > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > > > Apparently, there's no --force option to dpkg/apt. So my advise is to > > edit the pre-removal & post-installation scripts by hand. > > > > That's strange! I'd swear I've been asked to run either dpkg or apt with > a --force option by apt on failed upgrades, but now I don't see it in > any of the man pages
There ain't any. > I do notice the option > > dpkg --force-bad-path --purge courier-imap > > which may be what you want, Tony No. > from the '--force-THINGS' options: > > bad-path: PATH is missing important programs, so > problems are likely. No. > there's also --force-remove-reinstreq: > > remove-reinstreq: Remove a package, even if it's > broken and marked to require reinstallation. This > may, for example, cause parts of the package to > remain on the system, which will then be forgotten > by dpkg. No. > or just the obvious; did you try just doing an install again before > removing? Maybe in that case you'd be prompted with the option which I No. > can't quite remember & thought was --force No. > HTH, No way. Bad day, Kenneth. No.^H^H^HJan. -- Jan Minar "Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed." x 4
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