cannot uninstall nedit
Hey everyone,
I am having the same problems as the bugs:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=213325
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=214808
Which means that I am uninstall nedit. When I try to using dpkg or
apt-get (I even tried "synaptic"!); I get the following error which is
identical to bug reports:
=================apt-get remove --purge nedit =========================
(Reading database ... 114497 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nedit ...
update-alternatives: --slave only allowed with --install
Debian update-alternatives 1.10.15.
Copyright (C) 1995 Ian Jackson.
Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Wichert Akkerman
This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence
version 2 or later for copying conditions. There is NO warranty.
Usage: update-alternatives --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>
[--slave <link> <name> <path>] ...
update-alternatives --remove <name> <path>
update-alternatives --remove-all <name>
update-alternatives --auto <name>
update-alternatives --display <name>
update-alternatives --list <name>
update-alternatives --config <name>
update-alternatives --set <name> <path>
update-alternatives --all
<name> is the name in /etc/alternatives.
<path> is the name referred to.
<link> is the link pointing to /etc/alternatives/<name>.
<priority> is an integer; options with higher numbers are chosen.
Options: --verbose|--quiet --test --help --version
--altdir <directory> --admindir <directory>
dpkg: error processing nedit (--purge):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
nedit
======================================================================
I couldn't find the link for nedit in the "editor" alternative when I
tried to remove nedit manually. ("update-alternatives --remove ...."
At the very least, I should be able to uninstall a program that I don't
want! Anyone have any ideas? Both bugs are still open.
--
Harshwardhan Nagaonkar
Electrical Engineering Sysop
Brigham Young University, UT-84602
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