Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

[Joris Huizer <jorishuizer@planet.nl>]

Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> Hi, Joris
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 12:37:17PM +0200, Joris Huizer wrote:
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> > Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> >
> > > Package x11-common is not installed, so not removed
> >
> > Hmm, you could try `dpkg --purge x11-common`
>
>
> Unfortunately I get the same familiar output:
>
> Script started on Wed 14 Jun 2006 06:38:49 AM EDT
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of x11-common:

Now I remember, dpkg has --force-* options; try with the --force-depends 
flag, or (a bit more risky) the --force-all flag

HTH,

Joris