Re: unable to boot, how to install the package that cause problem?
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:10:44PM +0200, Emanoil Kotsev wrote:
> Daniel Dalton wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 09:53:36PM -0500, zhang zhengquan wrote:
> >> Dear debian users,
> >
> > Good afternoon
> >
> >> I have installed some boot splash related packages on my girlfriends
> >> laptop running sid,
> >> and it turned out that it is unable to boot after that,
> >
> > Ah damn! :)
> >
> >> I have a system rescue cd that boots well in to another linux on the
> >> cdrom.
> >
> > Great.
> >
> >>
> >> I wonder if it is possible to uninstall the package installed on
> >> debian using the system rescue cd?
> >
> > I'm sure it is... Perhaps not the best way: but you could mount the
> > partition eg.
> > mount /dev/sda1 /mountpoint
> >
> > Now just run
> > a find command on /usr or whatever directory it is installed in and
> > delete the binaries. Otherwise just find out which start up script is
>
> I wouldn't do the last part
>
> I would do
>
> sudo chroot /mountpoint sh -
>
> dpkg --purge <list of installed packages>
Thanks, this is exactly what I wanted to know.
Z
>
> but to fix the bootloader so that it may boot is another issue.
>
> I also think it's possible that initram was recreated and got broken, which
> would make recovery not that easy. Still it's an idea.
>
> regards
>
>
>
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