Setting up db3 (3.3.11-6) ...
rm -rf docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1/docbook-
dsssl-1.75/doc/html': Directory not empty
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1/docbook-
dsssl-1.75/doc/print': Directory not empty
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1/docbook-
dsssl-1.75/doc': Directory not empty
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1/docbook-
dsssl-1.75/docsrc/htmlpr': Directory not empty
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1/docbook-
dsssl-1.75/docsrc/printpr': Directory not empty
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1/docbook-
dsssl-1.75/docsrc': Directory not empty
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1/docbook-
dsssl-1.75': Directory not empty
rm: cannot remove directory `docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1': Directory not empty
### rm failed, exit code 1
Failed: can't remove existing directory docbook-dsssl-nwalsh-1.76-1

I tried removing the directories from the cmd line but I was unable. I can't change ownership either. Any ideas oh fink masters?

this problem is common if you manually installed fileutils (and maybe gnu-dawrin, not sure), which provides a new rm, usually in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin. remove it, so that way "which rm" shows /bin/rm

-chris zubrzycki
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