Re: Groundhog day (was Galeon 1.3.10 on sid (ppc)
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:32:03PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote:
> 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 ;)
>
>
dpkg --purge [whatever]
otherwise, go back to woody. do not collect $200.
ben
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