Re: Stuck with dpkg: can neither remove nor reinstall a package
On Sat, Jul 29, 2006 at 05:57:01PM -0400, Nick Lidakis wrote:
> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Aha!
> and when trying to remove:
> dpkg: error processing gtkwifi (--purge):
> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> reinstall it before attempting a removal.
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> gtkwifi
Take its advice. Find the old package and reinstall that (without
removing), then purge it, then install the new.
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