Re: how to remove a broken package
try dpkg --force-help
On Fri, Oct 08, 1999 at 11:31:54AM -0500, Charles Lewis wrote:
> *sigh*
> Surely, this can't be such a difficult question to answer. I hate to be a
> pain, but I don't know where else to turn, and I would rather be flamed than
> ignored.
>
> I need to know how to remove a broken package.
>
> Specifically, I'm having problems removing apache & squid. I get the
> following errors:
>
> Removing squid ...
> dpkg: error processing squid (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Removing apache ...
> dpkg: error processing apache (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> squid
> apache
>
> How can I get force the removal of these? I've read the man page, and none
> of the options that look like they _might_ work, do not. What else can I do?
>
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Indiana Institute of Technology
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