Re: A package that does not want to die
On 13-Dec-2001 nate wrote:
> <quote who="Stephen J. Thompson">
>> Hello All,
>>
>>
>> I have tried installing the package but it is F****d. Can anyone
>> help me on removing it?
>
> if apt-get can't remove it and dpkg can't..id say fuckit and
> edit the /var/lib/dpkg/status file and remove it from there,
> then the system should no longer think its installed. ive
> edited the status file for other reasons(tricking it into
> thinking something is installed when its not) and it works
> ok..
>
there is rarely a situation the dpkg can not handle. The --force options are
there for when dpkg gets very confused, such as this one.
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