Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download
On Sun 27 Sep 2020 at 13:09:02 -0400, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
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> On 09/27/2020 12:44 PM, Brian wrote:
> > On Sun 27 Sep 2020 at 11:01:42 -0400, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
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> > > I followed your suggestion, extracted the deb and copied the files to
> > > /opt/brother/scanner. However, sudo apt purge brscan4 I got:
> > >
> > > comp@AbNormal:~/Downloads/Brother/tmp$ sudo apt purge brscan4
> > > [sudo] password for comp:
> > > Reading package lists... Done
> > > Building dependency tree
> > > Reading state information... Done
> > > E: The package brscan4 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive
> > > for it.
> > Let's assume /opt/brother/scanner is a typo and have a glance at
> > dpkg(1).
> >
> > reinstreq
> > A package marked reinstreq is broken and requires reinstallation.
> > These packages cannot be removed, unless forced with option
> > --force-remove-reinstreq.
> >
> > And later in the manual:
> >
> > remove-reinstreq: Remove a package, even if it's broken and marked to
> > require reinstallation. This may, for example, cause parts of the
> > package to remain on the system, which will then be forgotten by dpkg.
> >
> > We could try removing the reinstall request status from the package with
> >
> > sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq brscan4
> >
> > and then have a go at
> >
> > sudo dpkg -P brscan4
> >
> Halla...bloody...ulla! It worked!!
Splendid!
> sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade worked without a burp or any warnings
> or errors.
>
> If you ever need any molecular modeling done give me a hollar. That I can do
> without nearly as many problems.
Npthing to do with your issue, but what is your Brother model?
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Brian.
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