Package: gnokii-cli Version: 0.6.28.dfsg-1 Severity: important File: /usr/bin/gnokii
Purginng gnokii-cli fails > %aptitude install gnokii-cli [..] > %dpkg -r gnokii-common gnokii-cli libgnokii5 > (Reading database ... 252051 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing gnokii-cli ... > gnokii:x:122: > dpkg-statoverrides: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: > syntax error: unknown group 'gnokii' in statoverride file > Removing libgnokii5 ... > Removing gnokii-common ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > > %getent group gnokii || echo None > None > %dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/sbin/mgnokiidev > dpkg-statoverrides: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: > syntax error: unknown group 'gnokii' in statoverride file As a workaround, one can re-create the group, then do the cleanup...: % addgroup gnokii % dpkg-statoverride --remove /usr/sbin/mgnokiidev % delgroup gnokii Franklin P.S. See also http://bugs.debian.org/563307 "dpkg-statoverride fails if wrong group in /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride" -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (101, 'unstable'), (10, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages gnokii-cli depends on: ii adduser 3.112 add and remove users and groups ii dialog 1.1-20080819-1 Displays user-friendly dialog boxe ii gnokii-common 0.6.28.dfsg-1 Datasuite for mobile phone managem ii libbluetooth3 4.57-1 Library to use the BlueZ Linux Blu ii libc6 2.10.2-2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgnokii5 0.6.28.dfsg-1 Gnokii mobile phone interface libr ii libical0 0.43-3 iCalendar library implementation i ii libpcsclite1 1.5.5-1 Middleware to access a smart card ii libusb-0.1-4 2:0.1.12-13 userspace USB programming library ii libx11-6 2:1.3.2-1 X11 client-side library ii libxpm4 1:3.5.8-1 X11 pixmap library gnokii-cli recommends no packages. Versions of packages gnokii-cli suggests: pn xgnokii <none> (no description available) -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

