Re: dpkg fails after removing some packages

[Russell Shaw <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

Benedict Verheyen wrote:
> Op zo 07-09-2003, om 04:45 schreef Russell Shaw:
>
> > apt-get update
> > apt-get install -f base-files
>
> Nope, that doesn't work. Apt-get downloads the packages, then says
> (Reading database...) and shortly afterwards, i get the E: Subprocess
> /usr/bin/dpkg exited unexpectedly.
> I really haven't got a clue of what is wrong.
> I think i might be looking at a reinstall here.

Does dpkg succeed with anything? You could download the dpkg .deb
and install it.