Re: HELP broken dpkg ( previously HELP - installing broken libglib1.2-dev)
Hi,
Michael, I don't think there's a --force-all
option....didn't work for me.
Anyways, i tried installing another package with the
same fate.....I think my dpkg system is badly
damaged....is there any way to re-install dpkg?? do u
think that'd take care of things?....apt-get works
fine, however it doesn't work on packages that have
already been broken by dpkg.......my broken packages
seem to be mounting.....really need help ppl.
Thanks a lot
--- Michael Heldebrant <Heldebrant.Michael@mayo.edu>
wrote:
> Ouch. I've never had to deal with a system as
> loused up as that one.
>
> But perhaps it can be solved with a:
> dpkg --force-all -P libglib-dev (libglib1.2-dev
> libgtk1.2-dev
> libgtk-dev)
>
> Hopefully this will clean out the system making way
> for a fresh install
> of everything for glib1.2 and gtk1.2
>
> Let the list know if this still doesn't work. Maybe
> someone who has
> solved this problem will also come across the
> thread.
>
> --mike
>
> On 10 Aug 2001 11:31:35 -0700, Jatin Golani wrote:
> >
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > Thanks for responding.
> >
> > To answer your questions:
> >
> > a) Yup I'm root.
> > b) a dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq --purge
> > libglib1.2-dev, has the same fate :(
> >
> > I don't know how to see which directories it's
> trying
> > to write to....if I could then I could manually do
> > it....do you know how I can do that??
> >
> > Also even if I delete the files manually how do I
> then
> > tell dpkg that the package has been
> deleted....even
> > after a purge it keeps showing that the package is
> > installed though broken.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated....I can't
> understand
> > what's happening...would appreciate help.
> >
> > Bye
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Michael Heldebrant
> <Heldebrant.Michael@mayo.edu>
> > wrote:
> > > Two questions:
> > > 1. You are root running apt-get or dselect
> right?
> > > 2. Have you tried purging the dev packages
> instead
> > > of just removing
> > > them and then blasting any dir it says it can't
> > > delete manually?
> > >
> > > --mike
> > > On 10 Aug 2001 04:10:06 -0700, Jatin Golani
> wrote:
> > > > Hi ppl,
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to install the GTK development
> > > libraries
> > > > libgtk1.2-dev and it needs libglib1.2-dev....a
> > > > previous attempt to do this had resulted in a
> > > broken
> > > > libglib1.2-dev....I've tried to remove it but
> I
> > > > can't....I've downloaded the .deb for the
> library
> > > and
> > > > if I try to reinstall I get the following
> message:
> > > >
> -------------------------------------------------
> > > > Preparing to replace libglib1.2-dev 1.2.7-2
> (using
> > > > libglib1.2-dev_1.2.7-2.deb)...
> > > >
> > > > install-info: failed to lock dir! for editing.
> No
> > > such
> > > > file or directory
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script
> returned
> > > error
> > > > exit status 2
> > > >
> > > > dpkg: trying script from new package instead..
> > > >
> > > > Document 'glib-docs' is not installed, cannot
> > > remove.
> > > >
> > > > install-info: failed to lock dir! for editing.
> No
> > > such
> > > > file or directory
> > > >
> > > > dpkg: error processing
> libglib1.2-dev_1.2.7-2.deb
> > > > (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script
> > > > returned error exit status 2
> > > >
> > > > install-info: failed to lock dir! for editing.
> No
> > > such
> > > > file or directory
> > > >
> > > > dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess
> > > > post-installation script returned error exit
> > > status 2
> > > >
> > > > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > > > libglib1.2-dev_1.2.7-2.deb
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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> > > >
> > > > Could someone explain what the above means???
> I'm
> > > very
> > > > new to this....have tried removing it but the
> same
> > > > fate :(....I'm desperate and have been trying
> > > > everything i could think of....pls help
> someone
> > > >
> > > >
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