Re: package won't configure, stuck in queue

2018-05-30 Thread Charles Zeitler
On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 5:47 PM, Andy Smith wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 05:39:58PM -0500, Charles Zeitler wrote: >> sudo dpkg --dry-run -r initramfs-tools >> dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of initramfs-tools: >> linux-image-4.9.0-6-amd64 depends on initramfs-tools (>= >

Re: package won't configure, stuck in queue

2018-05-30 Thread David Wright
On Wed 30 May 2018 at 09:24:44 (-0500), Charles Zeitler wrote: > recently synaptic pulled in initramfs-tools, as a dependency. > > it froze before fully configured, and i killed apt. > now I get the message to do "sudo dpkg --configure -a" > whenever i use apt/synaptic. > > when I try "sudo dpkg

Re: package won't configure, stuck in queue

2018-05-30 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 05:39:58PM -0500, Charles Zeitler wrote: > sudo dpkg --dry-run -r initramfs-tools > dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of initramfs-tools: > linux-image-4.9.0-6-amd64 depends on initramfs-tools (>= > 0.120+deb8u2) | linux-initramfs-tool; however: To be hones

Re: package won't configure, stuck in queue

2018-05-30 Thread Charles Zeitler
thanks. On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 5:26 PM, Andy Smith wrote: > Hi Charles, > > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 09:24:44AM -0500, Charles Zeitler wrote: >> it froze before fully configured, and i killed apt. >> now I get the message to do "sudo dpkg --configure -a" >> whenever i use apt/synaptic. >> >> when

Re: package won't configure, stuck in queue

2018-05-30 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Charles, On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 09:24:44AM -0500, Charles Zeitler wrote: > it froze before fully configured, and i killed apt. > now I get the message to do "sudo dpkg --configure -a" > whenever i use apt/synaptic. > > when I try "sudo dpkg --configure -a", however, it also freezes before > f

package won't configure, stuck in queue

2018-05-30 Thread Charles Zeitler
recently synaptic pulled in initramfs-tools, as a dependency. it froze before fully configured, and i killed apt. now I get the message to do "sudo dpkg --configure -a" whenever i use apt/synaptic. when I try "sudo dpkg --configure -a", however, it also freezes before finishing configuration. is