Re: irda-common: won't install/remove in unstable
Thank god I'm not the only one with this problem. Chech the thread on
removal catch-22 earlier today. I completely removed it by editing the dpkg
status file, because my system was stuck completely. Be careful and good
luck. --Hans
At 01:31 PM 5/3/01 -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
>I've been getting the following messages trying to install irda-common
>on a TuxTops 20U laptop (x86, unstable) for the past month or so:
>
> Preparing to replace irda-common 0.9.5-2 (using
> .../irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb) ...
> Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned
> error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Stopping irmanager...
> Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>...I apparently can't get this thing to go forwards or backwards.
>"apt-get remove" gets hung up on dependencies.
>
>Using dpkg directly isn't much better:
>
> [root@ego:archives]$ dpkg --remove irda-common
> dpkg: error processing irda-common (--remove):
> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> reinstall it before attempting a removal.
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> irda-common
>
> [root@ego:archives]$ dpkg --install irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb
> Selecting previously deselected package irda-common.
> (Reading database ... 78623 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace irda-common 0.9.5-2 (using
> irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb) ...
> Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned
> error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error processing
> irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb (--install):
> subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Stopping irmanager...
> Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb
>
>Suggestions?
>
>--
>Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
> What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal
> http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
>
>Attachment Converted: "d:\zonnet\attach\irda-common won't installrem"
>
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