"Charles Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> After banging my head on this problem and becoming quite intimate with the
> different options of dpkg and apt-get, I discovered what the problem was. In
> order to disable apache, squid ,etc, one of my coworkers had added the line
> 'exit 1' at
Thanks for all the input...
After banging my head on this problem and becoming quite intimate with the
different options of dpkg and apt-get, I discovered what the problem was. In
order to disable apache, squid ,etc, one of my coworkers had added the line
'exit 1' at the beginning of the scripts
When *all* else fails, you can edit /var/lib/dpkg/status, and tell it
that the package isn't there. Then install it again, and purge. At
this point, all of its files should be removed, and you should be able
to install normally.
Again, this is the *last* resort, when playing with fire is all
This might sound crazy, but have you tried reinstalling those broken
packages? Maybe if you gave them everything that they're looking to
delete then they might be removeable.
If any of the dpkg developers are reading this: "Errors were
encountered while processing " and "sub-process returned
err
Charles,
dpkg --purge should do what you want. There is also
dpkg --remove-reinstreq (I've never had to use it though). Also check to
be sure you are root when running dpkg. Sometimes the devil is in the
details.
Ernest Johanson
Web Systems Administrator
Fuller Theological Seminary
On Fri, 8
bah! that sucks. if you're running slink, i'm not sure why that's
happening. but if it's a full potato machine, who knows. :)
at the risk of sounding like the dork i am, try apt-get remove and apt-get
check.. beyond that, i'm happily lost. sorry. :)
bryan.
tried to save myself but myself keeps s
Wow! Thanks for the quick replies! Unfortunately, I had already tried these
suggestions (except for one which didn't do it either). I have a sinking
feeling that something is very wrong with my system. :(
>From: Marcin Kurc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> try dpkg --force-help
I did read the man pages on
try dpkg --force-help
On Fri, Oct 08, 1999 at 11:31:54AM -0500, Charles Lewis wrote:
> *sigh*
> Surely, this can't be such a difficult question to answer. I hate to be a
> pain, but I don't know where else to turn, and I would rather be flamed than
> ignored.
>
> I need to know how to remove a
no flames from me.. i'm newbie lamer scum as well. :)
dpkg -r kills the package that isn't working.. also,
apt-get -f install works wonders for packages that just aren't happy..
dependency problems or whatever.
bryan.
tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away. - nin.
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