Hi guys

What is the best way to cope with a package that will not upgrade?

For example:

        # # apt-get upgrade
        Reading package lists... Done
        Building dependency tree       
        Reading state information... Done
        The following packages will be upgraded:
          gkrellmd
        1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
        2 not fully installed or removed.
        Need to get 0B/108kB of archives.
        After this operation, 57.3kB of additional disk space will be
        used.
        Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
        (Reading database ... 235771 files and directories currently
        installed.)
        Preparing to replace gkrellmd 2.3.1-1
                (using .../gkrellmd_2.3.1-1+b1_amd64.deb) ...
        Stopping gkrellmd: invoke-rc.d: initscript gkrellmd,
                action "stop" failed.
        dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit
                status 1
        dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
        Stopping gkrellmd: invoke-rc.d: initscript gkrellmd, action
                "stop" failed.
        dpkg: error processing
                /mirrors/debian/pool/main/g/gkrellm/gkrellmd_2.3.1-1\
                        +b1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
                subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit
                status 1
        Starting gkrellmd: gkrellmd.

        Errors were encountered while processing:
                /mirrors/debian/pool/main/g/gkrellm/gkrellmd_2.3.1-1+\
                b1_amd64.deb
        E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Thanks for any advice.

Steve


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