Re: remove package by hand ?

[Frank Bonnet <f.bonnet@esiee.fr>]

Justin Piszcz wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Frank Bonnet wrote:
>
> > Justin Piszcz wrote:
> > > On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Frank Bonnet wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello
> > > >
> > > > I have installed a package called ldap-account-manager
> > > > taht I am unable de uninstall ...
> > > >
> > > > d# dpkg -r ldap-account-manager
> > > > dpkg: error processing ldap-account-manager (--remove):
> > > > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> > > > reinstall it before attempting a removal.
> > > > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > > > ldap-account-manager
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > the reinstallation fails too
> > > >
> > > > any way to remove by hand this package ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > > What state is it in?
> > > dpkg -l | grep ldap-account-manager
> >
> > ldap:/usr/local/openldap/var# dpkg -l | grep ldap-account
> > pH  ldap-account-manager                   2.7.0-1 webfrontend for 
> > managing accounts in an LDAP
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > man dpkg
> >
> > read all
> > none of the forcing options worked
> >
> > > There are a number of --force options.
> > > Can you install it with dpkg -i (the deb) and then remove it afterwards?
> >
> >
> > it fails too
> >
> >
> > > Justin.
>
> What does the following say:


> # apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes remove ldap-account-manager 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Starting
Starting 2
Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  ldap-account-manager
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 13.0MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 36967 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ldap-account-manager ...
dpkg: error processing ldap-account-manager (--remove):
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ldap-account-manager
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

> apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes remove ldap-account-manager
>
> Justin.