Re: A package that does not want to die
On 12-Dec-2001 Stephen J. Thompson wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I have a package that does not want to be removed. All I keep getting is the
> following:
>
> ferengi:~/temp# apt-get upgrade
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: The package firebird-classic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an
> archive for it.
>
> I have tried installing the package but it is F****d. Can anyone help me on
> removing it?
>
you need to fall back to dpkg.
# dpkg --force-reinstreq --purge firebird-classic
should do it. Give dpkg --force-help a look.
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