Re: Purging an older deskbar-applet

[Florian Kulzer <florian@molphys.leidenuniv.nl>]

On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 09:21:42 +0200, Chris wrote:
> Running sid.
> 
> I'm trying to purge deskbar-applet:
> 
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   deskbar-applet{p}
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 462 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 737kB will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
> Writing extended state information... Done
> (Reading database ... 203430 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing deskbar-applet ...
> usage: update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package_directory [...]
>        update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package.dirs [...]
>        update-python-modules [-v] [-a|-f]
> 
> update-python-modules: error: /usr/lib/deskbar-applet is not in the
> python-support directory.
> dpkg: error processing deskbar-applet (--purge):
>  subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  deskbar-applet
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
> 
> 
> The installed version is:
> 
> pi  deskbar-applet           0.8.0-1+b1               keyword-driven
> navigational bar for GNOME
> 
> apt-cache policy is showing:
> 
>   Installed: 0.8.0-1+b1
>   Candidate: 2.14.2-4
> 
> So - I'm not convinced that the 0.8 one is from the main repos (seems
> quite a version change). Can't recall where I grabbed if from if not though.
> 
> 
> Upgrading to 2.14 would cause a lot of packages to update that I just
> don't want to take right now.
> 
> 
> All I want to do is to get the 0.8 one out of the system.
> 
> Not so good on python things - is this as simple as trying to get
> deskbar-applet listed for update-python-modules prior to running the
> purge? If so - how?
> 
> Had a look under /var/lib/python-support - I see a dir for 2.3 and 2.4
> and a single file called bytecompiled which has the single line:
> 
> /usr/lib/deskbar-applet
> 
> Am a bit lost.

The pre-removal script of this packages should be here:

/var/lib/dpkg/info/deskbar-applet.prerm 

Maybe you can simply comment out the call to update-python-modules, or
there might be a syntax error in the script that you can fix.

-- 
Regards,
          Florian