I ran into this problem on Ubuntu 12.04, for some reason, while trying to "apt-get install virt-manager". After issuing this dpkg purge command with the "--force-remove-reinstreq" option, debootstrap was removed and I was able to successfully run "apt-get install virt-manager" with no complaints. Of course, virt-manager isn't actually dependent on debootstrap, so I just put this here for what it's worth. It may help if you can't install anything due to this one broken package.
james@xxxxxx:/var/log$ sudo dpkg -P --force-remove-reinstreq debootstrap dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. (Reading database ... dpkg: warning: files list file for package `debootstrap' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed. (Reading database ... 462342 files and directories currently installed.) Removing debootstrap ... james@xxxxxx:/var/log$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1115465 Title: debootstrap 1.0.39ubuntu0.2 installation hangs at "Unpacking replacement debootstrap ..." phase of dpkg To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1115465/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
