Groundhog day (was Galeon 1.3.10 on sid (ppc)
Hi
Sorry to re-post but I'm really stuck (I've been reduced to reinstalling
woody on another partition, just to be able to function).
To recap, using aptitude, I installed Galeon 1.3.10 (which seems to run
although there were some errors reported on installation). My problems
started when I tried to remove it because of the errors reported. If I
try to hold it, aptitude tries to reinstall it. If I try to remove it,
it reports that it is so broken that it needs to be reinstalled before I
can remove it. And if I try to reinstall it (it is flagged for upgrade)
I get:
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ...
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `galeon' missing,
assuming package has no files currently installed.
82818 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace galeon 1.3.10-3 (using
.../galeon_1.3.10-3_powerpc.deb) ...Unpacking replacement galeon ...
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg received a segmentation fault.
Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to
recover:
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Press return to continue.
Frightening what ? ;) I tried manually removing the Galeon files but that
didn't get me far either.
I upgraded to sid with some trepidation, given my relative inexperience
with Linux and Debian (I've only tried Debian) but I was beginning to
find woody a bit limiting. Am I out of my depth here? "Oh yes he is",
they cried ;)
If someone could advise me how to expunge Galeon, I may be able to make
progress ;)
Thanks
Clive
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