2009/4/5 Daniel Dalton <d.dal...@iinet.net.au>: > On Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 09:53:36PM -0500, zhang zhengquan wrote: >> Dear debian users, > > Good afternoon > >> I have installed some boot splash related packages on my girlfriends >> laptop running sid, >> and it turned out that it is unable to boot after that, > > Ah damn! :) > >> I have a system rescue cd that boots well in to another linux on the cdrom. > > Great. > >> >> I wonder if it is possible to uninstall the package installed on >> debian using the system rescue cd? > > I'm sure it is... Perhaps not the best way: but you could mount the > partition eg. > mount /dev/sda1 /mountpoint > > Now just run > a find command on /usr or whatever directory it is installed in and > delete the binaries. Otherwise just find out which start up script is > starting it and remove the call to start it on boot. This should allow > you to boot the machine then use aptitude to remove it. > Perhaps consult /etc/rcS.d/ or rcconf, or /etc/rc.local, but most likeley > not... > > But I would first look in the boot scripts. > > Daniel. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAknZic0ACgkQQCYsNYjKJVAJJQCfQyNAwvLAWabeXZEG20Q08Ecm > 9LkAniUgLncUlUWdpl6hVn7dLLohpwjM > =qRU/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
Thanks, Daniel, that is a good idea, I will take a look at the boot script I wonder if I can use aptitude to remove it though, -- Zhengquan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
