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Re: HELP! Seriously messed up bo -> hamm



> I'd first resolve the dependency problems by removing the packages
> with dpkg
> 
>   dpkg --remove wget
> 
> If the prerm or postrm scripts fail, edit them to remove the problems.
> They're located in /var/lib/dpkg/info.
> 
> Once the dependencies are resolved, add only a few packages at a time
> starting with the essential ones.

also,  you can get through this with a few rounds of alternating
between 

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Subject: Re: HELP! Seriously messed up bo -> hamm
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 19 Sep 1998 21:47:46 EDT."
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> I'd first resolve the dependency problems by removing the packages
> with dpkg
>
>   dpkg --remove wget
>
> If the prerm or postrm scripts fail, edit them to remove the problems.
> They're located in /var/lib/dpkg/info.
>
> Once the dependencies are resolved, add only a few packages at a time
> starting with the essential ones.

also,  you can get through this with a few rounds of alternating
between 

  --dpkg --configure --pending

and 

  --dpkg -iGER /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/debian/dists/stable

rick


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