Re: how to fix my broken system..
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On 04/11/08 03:59, Jaisen N.D. wrote:
> Hai I have a problem here.
> I use Etch. I have installed a postgresql package from debian backports,
> with the following command.
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> #apt-get -t etch-backports install postgresql-8.3
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> It installed ythe following dependancies also.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> libpq5 postgresql-client-8.3 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> After some time I tried to uninstall these packages, But the package
> postgresql-8.3 remains still. Its not getting un installed, and system
> became broken.
> In synaptic it shows this message.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Synaptic
> E: postgresql-8.3: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 1
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> When I tried in dpkg It shows:
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> #dpkg --remove postgresql-8.3
> (Reading database ... 196875 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing postgresql-8.3 ...
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/postgresql-8.3.prerm: line 17:
> /usr/share/postgresql-common/maintscripts-functions: No such file or
> directory
> dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.3 (--remove):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> postgresql-8.3
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[snip]
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> Any possible way to fix this?? Please.... I want to remove it and fix my
> system, that I can install and/or upgrade a lower version of postgreSQL.
> Please suggest me a working way.
Sorry to say this, but I think you need to file a bug with whoever
created that backports package.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
We want... a Shrubbery!!
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