Hi, I am using debian sparc/linux unstable. After the last apt-get update && apt-get upgrade I have following problem.
gnome-session (gnome-panel, gnome-panel-data, gnome-terminal) wont install or remove anymore. eg: apt-get install gnome-session Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Sorry, gnome-session is already the newest version. 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 packages not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/314kB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. (Reading database ... 130279 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gnome-gv 1.1.94-2 (using .../gnome-gv_1.1.94-2_sparc.deb) . .. Unpacking replacement gnome-gv ... Could not create database. Aborting update. dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Could not create database. Aborting update. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-gv_1.1.94-2_sparc.deb (--un pack): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Could not create database. Aborting update. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-gv_1.1.94-2_sparc.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) but gnome-session is not installed, as I cannot start gnome anymore. trying to remove the package gives this error: apt-get remove gnome-session Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: gnome-session 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 packages not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/314kB of archives. After unpacking 811kB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 130279 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gnome-gv 1.1.94-2 (using .../gnome-gv_1.1.94-2_sparc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gnome-gv ... Could not create database. Aborting update. dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Could not create database. Aborting update. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-gv_1.1.94-2_sparc.deb (--unpack): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Could not create database. Aborting update. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-gv_1.1.94-2_sparc.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) I have tried to remove gnome-gv, ... and all packages dpkg is warning about, also I have tried to install all the packages - no results. I also tried to make apt-get -f install - no results. What I am doing wrong, or how this can be solved? regards PS: Please CC to me as I am not on this list. -- Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz, University of Applied Sciences Esslingen, Germany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Studenten, Absolventen und Young Professionals <http://www.c-cn.de> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]