Fixing broken system..
Hai I have a problem here.
I use Etch. I have installed a postgresql package from debian backports, with the following command.
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#apt-get -t etch-backports install postgresql-8.3
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It installed ythe following dependancies also.
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libpq5 postgresql-client-8.3 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common
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After some time I tried to uninstall these packages, But the package postgresql-8.3 remains still. Its not getting un installed, and system became broken.
In synaptic it shows this message.
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Synaptic
E: postgresql-8.3: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
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When I tried in dpkg It shows:
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#dpkg --remove postgresql-8.3
(Reading database ... 196875 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing postgresql-8.3 ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/postgresql-8.3.prerm: line 17: /usr/share/postgresql-common/maintscripts-functions: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.3 (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
postgresql-8.3
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tried with apt-get
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# apt-get remove postgresql-8.3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
postgresql-8.3
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 13.9MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 196875 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing postgresql-8.3 ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/postgresql-8.3.prerm: line 17: /usr/share/postgresql-common/maintscripts-functions: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.3 (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
postgresql-8.3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
localhost:/home/user#
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# apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
postgresql-client-8.3 postgresql-client-common
Suggested packages:
postgresql-8.3 postgresql-doc-8.3
The following packages will be REMOVED:
postgresql-8.3
The following NEW packages will be installed:
postgresql-client-8.3 postgresql-client-common
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1657kB of archives.
After unpacking 9118kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
postgresql-client-8.3
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
(Reading database ... 196875 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing postgresql-8.3 ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/postgresql-8.3.prerm: line 17: /usr/share/postgresql-common/maintscripts-functions: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.3 (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
postgresql-8.3
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
localhost:/home/user#
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Any possible way to fix this?? Please.... I want to remove it and fix my system, that I can install and/or upgrade a lower version of postgreSQL. Please suggest me a working way.
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