Re: [Q] How to remove a broken package(SOLVED)

2001-02-20 Thread wen
glenn> I had these exact problems with four of the "arphic" font glenn> packages. Finally filed a bug report against them and got a nice response glenn> from the maintainer. glenn> glenn> In order for these things to get installed properly you will need to glenn> install the package xutils. The

Re: [Q] How to remove a broken package

2001-02-20 Thread Glenn Becker
Hi, I had these exact problems with four of the "arphic" font packages. Finally filed a bug report against them and got a nice response from the maintainer. In order for these things to get installed properly you will need to install the package xutils. Then I'd guess you could remove them, t

Re: [Q] How to remove a broken package(SOLVED)

2001-02-20 Thread wen
cjw44> Either download it and 'dpkg -i tfm...deb', or else 'apt-get --reinstall cjw44> install tfm-arphic-bkai00mp'. After I edited the script of postinst it was removed. Thanks anyway. Regards, --Wen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Q] How to remove a broken package

2001-02-20 Thread Colin Watson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I am in deep trouble with managing packages. I could not remove >a package which is in the status of half-installed. When I try to >remove it by dpkg -r or dselect I get a error message as follows, >--- >dpkg: error processing tfm-arphic-bkai00mp (--remove): > Package is

[Q] How to remove a broken package

2001-02-20 Thread wen
hi, I am in deep trouble with managing packages. I could not remove a package which is in the status of half-installed. When I try to remove it by dpkg -r or dselect I get a error message as follows, --- dpkg: error processing tfm-arphic-bkai00mp (--remove): Package is in a very bad inconsistent

Re: how to remove a broken package (solved)

1999-10-11 Thread David Coe
"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

Re: how to remove a broken package (solved)

1999-10-11 Thread Charles Lewis
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

Re: how to remove a broken package (long)

1999-10-11 Thread Richard E. Hawkins
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

Re: how to remove a broken package (long)

1999-10-08 Thread Rob Mahurin
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

Re: how to remove a broken package

1999-10-08 Thread Ernest Johanson
ri, 8 Oct 1999, Charles Lewis wrote: > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:31:54 -0500 > From: Charles Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user > Subject: how to remove a broken package > > *sigh* > Surely, this can't be such a difficult question to answer. I hate to be

Re: how to remove a broken package (long)

1999-10-08 Thread Bryan Allen
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

Re: how to remove a broken package (long)

1999-10-08 Thread Charles Lewis
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

Re: how to remove a broken package

1999-10-08 Thread Marcin Kurc
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

Re: how to remove a broken package

1999-10-08 Thread Bryan Allen
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.

how to remove a broken package

1999-10-08 Thread Charles Lewis
*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 broken package. Specifically, I'm having problems removing apache & squid.