Re: Help..

[Jeff Coppock <jcoppock1@comcast.net>]

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 13:53:22 +0100
Leafy <pcxcyl@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> I think I made a mess, and destroy everything..
> now I can't using anything through apt-get install, 
> and the sound is not working..
> Donno what to do, the error message just like the following:
> while I do "apt-get -f install"
> 
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>   kdelibs3 mozilla-xft
> 2 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10  not
> upgraded.
> 24 packages not fully installed or removed.
> Need to get 0B/6795kB of archives. After unpacking 24.6MB will be
> used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
> (Reading database ...
> dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `kdelibs3' missing,
> assuming package has no files currently installed.
> 121229 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace kdelibs3 4:2.2.2-13.woody.9 (using
> .../kdelibs3_4%3a2.2.2-13.woody.9_i386.deb) ...
> mv: cannot stat `/usr/lib/kde2/kio_https.*': No such file or directory

Try creating this file so the script can delete it.  Just do

# touch /usr/lib/kde2/kio_https

> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs3_4%3a2.2.2-13.woody.9_i386.deb
> (--unpack):
>  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> mv: cannot stat `/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/default': No such file or
> directory

Same thing here.  Do..

# touch /usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/default

That should allow kdelibs3 to install.

> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Preparing to replace mozilla-xft 2:1.3.1-2 (using
> .../mozilla-xft_2%3a1.4.1-0jds1_i386.deb) ...
> Leaving `diversion of /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libgfx_gtk.so to
> /usr/lib/mozilla/components/libgfx_gtk.so.pure by mozilla-xft'
> Unpacking replacement mozilla-xft ...
> Updating mozilla chrome registry...mv: invalid option -- r
> Try `mv --help' for more information.

Looks like the script is using the wrong case "r" for a recursive move. 
Perhaps you can edit the script, if you can find it.  I don't know where
to look for it either...sorry.

jc


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