Re: apt-get dist-upgrade -f giving some odd error when trying to remove gdm

[joost@topaz.mdcc.cx (Joost Kooij)]

On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 02:25:55PM +1200, bewm wrote:
> hi,
> 
> i typed in, apt-get dist-upgrade -f
> it downloads all the files like normal,
> but for them to install it had to remove a package called gdm...
> this is what it said when it tried to remove it:
> 
> Removing gdm ...
> dpkg: error processing gdm (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> gdm
> 
> anyone know how to fix this or atleast tell me how to get rid of gdm so i
> can successfully dist-upgrade..

Edit /var/lib/dpkg/available/info/gdm.prerm and put a line

  set -x

somewhere at the top (but not at the very top).

Then look where it breaks.

Cheers,


Joost