No such luck :-( domus:/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg --force-all -i education-astronomy_0.825_i386.deb (Reading database ... 580683 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace education-astronomy 0.824+svn40294 (using education-astronomy_0.825_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement education-astronomy ... err 67: Custom distribution education does not exist dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 67 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... err 67: Custom distribution education does not exist dpkg: error processing education-astronomy_0.825_i386.deb (--install): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 67 err 67: Custom distribution education does not exist dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 67 Errors were encountered while processing: education-astronomy_0.825_i386.deb
Jay Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tyler MacDonald wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm running sid. >> >> I've had the "education" packages installed for awhile... last week, >> an update came out for them which has completely broken the package manager, >> making it impossible to upgrade further. I get a message like this for every >> "education-*" package: >> >> Preparing to replace education-chemistry 0.824+svn40294 (using >> .../education-chemistry_0.825_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement education-chemistry ... >> err 67: Custom distribution education does not exist >> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 67 >> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... >> err 67: Custom distribution education does not exist >> dpkg: error processing >> /var/cache/apt/archives/education-chemistry_0.825_i386.deb (--unpack): >> subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 67 >> err 67: Custom distribution education does not exist >> dpkg: error while cleaning up: >> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 67 >> >> ... apt-get remove refuses to delete the packages: >> >> Reading changelogs... Done >> dpkg: error processing education-chemistry (--remove): >> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should >> reinstall it before attempting a removal. >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> education-chemistry >> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> >> ... and trying to force dpkg's hand doesnt work either! >> >> domus:~# dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq --purge education-chemistry >> dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled: >> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should >> reinstall it before attempting a removal. >> (Reading database ... 580601 files and directories currently installed.) >> Removing education-chemistry ... >> err 67: Custom distribution education does not exist >> dpkg: error processing education-chemistry (--purge): >> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 67 >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> education-chemistry >> >> Is there any safe, sane way I can either remove these 50-some-odd >> packages or get them to install correctly? >> >> Thanks, >> Tyler >> >> >> > I struggled with the same stuff with education-astronomy on my sidux > system... There are bug reports for this and the .825 packages are > supposed to fix it. I eventually believe that this straightened it out > for me (but don't hold me to it as I was trying all kinds of stuff and it > was a couple days ago): > dpkg --force-all -i > /var/cache/apt/archives/education-astronomy_0.825_amd64.deb > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]