Carl Fink wrote:
On Sat, Jul 29, 2006 at 05:07:20PM -0400, Nick Lidakis wrote:
Something went terribly wrong while trying to install a debain
package called gtkwifi. Now I'm unable to reinstall the package or
force its removal. And using apt-get -f install has not worked
either. When trying to reinstall via dpk it keeps complaining: "The
package gtkwifi needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive
for it. The deb is in my home directory. Using the --force-all
option (for reinstall and removal) didn't help either.
What's the full command line and exact message you get?
With dpkg, you have to specify the location of the package, something
like
dpkg -i /home/nick/gtkwiki.deb
when trying to install:
thinkpad:/home/nick# dpkg -i /home/nick/gtkwifi-1.09.deb
(Reading database ... 77112 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gtkwifi 1.09 (using /home/nick/gtkwifi- 1.09.deb)
...
Unpacking replacement gtkwifi ...
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing /home/nick/gtkwifi- 1.09.deb (--install):
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/home/nick/gtkwifi-1.09.deb
thinkpad:/home/nick#
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
thinkpad:/home/nick#