On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 07:42:01PM +0000, wbh wrote:
Hi. I've got a broken Debian package: dpkg --purge giram-mesa (Reading database ... 80208 files and directories currently installed.) Removing giram-mesa ... /usr/share/doc/giram-mesa/Tutorial: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing giram-mesa (--purge): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: giram-mesa So, what's the "nuke the *&@$" option for dpkg???
Your best bet is to edit /var/lib/spkg/info/giram-mesa.prerm and take out a -e in the first line (or remove a "set -e" in the script somewhere), which will stop it stopping on errors, meaning that it will merrily plough on even if the world ends :-) Alternatively, touching /usr/share/doc/giram-mesa/Tutorial might be safer? Aquarius -- "And how do you measure madness? Not with rods and wheels and clocks, surely?" -- The Joker, Arkham Asylum [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]