On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 04:52:14AM -0400, Gregg C wrote: > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > reinstall it before attempting a removal. About 7-8 months ago, I was getting similar problems doing some upgrades with Potato. I haven't seen the problem since. My "solution" isn't for the faint of heart but you may find it useful. What I did was hand-edit the /var/lib/dpkg/status file (now everyone's going to scream at me) to change the status of the package to 'purge ok not-installed', then I hand-ran the prerm script (in /var/lib/dpkg/info/<pkgname>.prerm) then deleted all the files that the package installed: 'cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/<pkgname>.list|xargs rm -f', 'cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/<pkgname>.list|xargs rmdir' and ran the postrm script (I'm sure you can guess where to find it by now). Then I installed the package again... no problems. I never investigated _why_ I was getting these errors, but they have not plagued me since. I make no guarantees about the solution above except that I guarantee that it's a bad solution that worked for me a few times. It may not work for you, and I'm not responsible if you accidentally delete your whole filesystem with it. (putting a -r in the rm statement will do just that). Hope this helps, and hope you don't have to resort to this. -Dan -- "... the most serious problems in the Internet have been caused by unenvisaged mechanisms triggered by low-probability events; mere human malice would never have taken so devious a course!" - RFC 1122 section 1.2.2
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