-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 01:37:45PM +0200, tony wrote: > On 31/05/17 10:46, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > There is an error in uvl-raspidisp-extra's post-remove script. You > > have several options: > > > > - Yell (OK, be gentle and polite: after all they've worked for you > > for free :) at the packagers. Perhaps they have a mailing list? > > > > - try "apt-get remove --force-yes --purge uv4l-raspidisp-extras" > > This is somewhat risky, since you don't know what exactly broke > > in the postrm script and whether it has left sharp and/or flammable > > debris behind it. > > > > - try to debug the post-remove script. The script itself is located > > in /var/lib/dpkg/info/uv4l-raspidisp-extras.postrm (I'm assuming > > a Debian-ish layout). If you find anything of relevance, you should > > contact the packagers. It seems that the post-remove script is > > stumbling upon an unexpected condition. > > > > Those scripts are supposed to be idempotent, i.e. calling them > > several times in a row should have the same effect than calling > > them just once. But since the script is freaking out, tread > > carefully... > > > > Good luck > > -- tomás > > > Thanks for your reply, Tomas. You are correct, it's not a debian > package; it comes from here: https://www.linux-projects.org/. > > I tried (2), with no useful effect. I've now done (1), and await a > result. I don't think I'm up to (3), which is why I'm asking here.
It actually just takes a bit of stubbornness and lots of patience. A little help from your friends... and of course, good backups :-) Cheers - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlkur/UACgkQBcgs9XrR2kZ0kgCfXSUjNqiEAMHRoNC+DOlj9lVL SHIAmwT+RyfbENGTCdzQ8iEHfpAC4buB =dNbO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----