Re: dpkg problem
David Fuchs wrote:
> So the question is, why did dpkg not install the files properly?
It thought it already had.
> Obviously it's keeping track of what's installed (or should I say,
> what it *thinks* is installed). dpkg's assumptions don't help me,
> however, and I can't be certain my applications are installed
> correctly if it goes removing things after the fact. How can I
> force dpkg to *forget* about what I've already installed, so I can
> install it again? Better yet, is there a way to force a proper
> re-install with dpkg?
De-install it with 'dpkg -r foo' which will chuck a whole bunch
of errors because it won't find the files it's trying to de-install,
but ignore the errors. Then reinstall. See what happens.
I'm not guaranteeing it would work, it's just the first thing I'd
try under the circumstances :)
bekj
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