The strange problem of the "not fully installed or removed" packages I have been reporting has been resolved, but I do not understand it.
It seems that a short while ago I have switched shells from bash to zsh to explore its new features. I did it gradually, first doing a usermod for each of my accounts to make /bin/zsh the login shell, then after hammering out an agreeable configuration, changing the symbolic link /bin/sh to point to /bin/zsh instead of /bin/bash. After looking at those files in /var/lib/dpkg/info mentioned by Dave and Joey, I changed the link to point to /bin/bash again, re-ran apt-get -f install successfully, then ran apt-get upgrade also successfully, and I have a resolved system. But why? I do upgrades at least once a day, and they usually went without a hitch using zsh. But evidently this was somehow the cause of the current problem. It's a little vague to report it as a zsh bug just yet, I think. And I am nervous about trying to replicate the problem. So what do I do? give up zsh? Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Gibbous (89% of Full) Get downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh and remember, INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE!
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