DSELECT/DPKG Problems with Apache 1.1.3-6

[Nigel Price <NigelP@retinue.force9.net>]

Hello,

I've been having problem with Apache 1.1.3-6 as supplied with Debian 1.3.1. 
Basically
I've been using DSELECT, but reverted to DPKG in an effort to get more info 
on the problem. Alas, even the highest level of --debug failed to provide 
me with enough.

A brief history:
Apache 1.1.3-6 installed successfully
Apache 1.1.3-6 uninstalled successfully
Apache 1.2 installed successfully (Manually into /usr/local using the 
source from the Apache
	website).
Apache 1.2 removed successfully (Had some problems I couldn't resolve)

Apache 1.1.3-6 now won't install, despite successful a 'purge'. The 
interesting thing is that the version number is still visible in DSELECT 
even after 'purge'. On inspection, this is reflected in 
/var/lib/dpkg/status. Whether that is important or not I don't know.

Has anyone encountered problems similar to this, or is there another switch 
that will point me in the right direction?  ..... Or am I missing something 
really obvious? :-)

Any help would be appreciated. I really don't fancy reinstalling the whole 
system :)


Thanks in advance
Nigel Price

PS. Here's the most recent log with the debug options on.

<<< Start Log >>>
PC2154# dpkg --debug=3773 --install 
/cdrom/stable/binary/web/apache_1.1.3-6.deb 
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' 
(Reading database ... 22370 files and directories currently installed.) 
Unpacking apache (from .../binary/web/apache_1.1.3-6.deb) ... 
D000020: process_archive conffile `/etc/cron.daily/apache' no package, no 
hash
D000020: process_archive conffile `/etc/init.d/apache' no package, no hash 
D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=not installed conflictor=<none> 
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst ( preinst install ) 
dpkg: error processing /cdrom/stable/binary/web/apache_1.1.3-6.deb 
(--install):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 
D000002: fork/exec /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm ( postrm abort-install )   
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci' 
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting running rm -rf 
   
D000010: ensure_pathname_nonexisting `/var/lib/dpkg/reassemble.deb' 
Errors were encountered while processing: 
   
 /cdrom/stable/binary/web/apache_1.1.3-6.deb 
   
PC2154#
<<< End Log >>>


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