Re: xserver-xorg fatal configuration

[Marty <martyb@ix.netcom.com>]

Tore Ericsson wrote:
> Olafur,
>
> When I try to remove xserver-xorg the Debian system tells that I have to 
> reinstall it first. If I try to reinstall it, I am told to first remove it 
> (see earlier posting). In both cases the reason is the ugly inconsistent 
> configuration. Two examples of this are the results of your proposals (see 
> below). To be complete, I did include all output, but don't read the lines 
> marked "not important" since they are secondary and of secondary interest as 
> regards THE problem and should so far be ignored:
>
> root@andromeda:~# dpkg --purge xserver-xorg
> dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--purge):
>  Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
>  reinstall it before attempting a removal.
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  xserver-xorg

You may have to try the "--force all" option.  I often found it necessary
during the years when I used testing, and I never got burned, but maybe I
was just lucky.  This was one of the reasons I stopped using testing.

Speaking of testing, in another posting you mentioned that you were
a newbie.  I admire your pluck and daring.