Re: black hole #

[Christian Meder <christian.meder@utoronto.ca>]

On Jun 19, Samuel J. MacDowell wrote
> Ave !
> 
> When installing the kernel-source-2.0.27.deb
> dpkg complain about something was break.
> 
> Now when I try 'dselect'  to remove it I get
> the following message:
> dpkg: error processing kernel-source-2.0.27 (--remove)
>         Package is in a very ban inconsistent state
>         You should reinstall ...
> 
> Well, how can I scape from this vicious circle ?
> 
Hi,

try:

dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq <package>

>From the manpage:
Remove  a  package, even if it's
broken and marked to require  reinstallation.  This
may,  for  example,  cause  parts of the package to
remain on the system, which will then be  forgotten
by dpkg.

Greetings,

					Christian

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Christian Meder, email: christian.meder@utoronto.ca

What's the railroad to me ?
I never go to see
Where it ends.
It fills a few hollows,
And makes banks for the swallows, 
It sets the sand a-blowing,
And the blackberries a-growing.
                      (Henry David Thoreau)


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