Frank McCormick: > Andrew Sackville-West: > > Frank McCormick: > > > I am at wits end....about to wipe the partition > > > > I don't think you're there yet... that's a pretty drastic measure. > > Well I reconsidered:) I googled until I found what I was looking for > exactly where apt keeps the info on package state...strangely enough > it's in a file called "status" :) > I hesitate to reveal this but what I did was open the file, removed > the adobe-flashplayer info..and resaved. Problem gone...aptitude is > now happy and will do whatever I ask (except make the coffee). > I know this is what would be considered brute force...but in my case > it worked. I DO NOT recommend it to anyone for any reason....but > if it works...it works. It doesn't **seem** to have any side effects.
Anyway, I can confirm that it worked here, having had the same problem with package python-apt.... problem gone! :-) BTW, a new entry for python-apt appears to have been entered in /var/lib/dpkg/status; it looks OK. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
