I've been getting the following messages trying to install irda-common
on a TuxTops 20U laptop (x86, unstable) for the past month or so:
Preparing to replace irda-common 0.9.5-2 (using
.../irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb) ...
Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned
error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Stopping irmanager...
Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
...I apparently can't get this thing to go forwards or backwards.
"apt-get remove" gets hung up on dependencies.
Using dpkg directly isn't much better:
[root@ego:archives]$ dpkg --remove irda-common
dpkg: error processing irda-common (--remove):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
irda-common
[root@ego:archives]$ dpkg --install irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package irda-common.
(Reading database ... 78623 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace irda-common 0.9.5-2 (using
irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb) ...
Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned
error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error processing
irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb (--install):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Stopping irmanager...
Stopping IrDA Manager: dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
irda-common_0.9.14-3_i386.deb
Suggestions?
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