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Re: Dpgk Error -- Can't Install Or Remove Package



On Monday 20 November 2006 23:54, Joey Hess wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > This is on an Ubuntu system, but the problem is more one with dpkg,
> > or the Debian system in general.
>
> No, it appears to be a single broken package, which I assume you got
> from Ubuntu.

My fault -- bad wording.  Yes, it's a broken package.  I was thinking in 
terms of dpkg problems overall being a Debian piece of info and not 
Ubuntu specific.

> Standard advice does apply though. You can edit
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/<package>.prerm and comment out the parts that are
> failing.

It's working now.  Thanks.  Cleared it all up.

Hal



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