Re: How to make dpkg forget a package was ever there?
William Ballard wrote:
On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 12:22:50AM -0500, Roberto Sanchez wrote:
I have edited /var/lib/dpkg/status to recover from a b0rked system after a
power outage in the middle of a fairly big dist-upgrade. Just be careful,
as you have the potential to really hose dpkg's idea of what is on your
system.
I'll show you the bit I want to edit out:
begins...
present in the `icu' and `icu-locales` packages.
Package: fglrx-4.3.0-kernel-2.6.9
Status: purge ok not-installed
Priority: extra
Section: non-free/x11
Architecture: i386
Package: unrar
continues
I want to remove the middle bit, related to fglrx-4.3.0-kernel-2.6.9.
Just chomp it out?
It also appears in status-old.
Removing the Architecture line seems safest if you want to mess with the
status file[which I don't recommend]. Alternatively, apply the attached
patch to vrms[which is just a perl script].
Random ironic aside, shouldn't vrms have a copyright/license header and
the top of the perl script or does /usr/share/doc/vrms/copyright
suffice? A quick survey of perl scripts in /usr/bin/ showed most have a
copyright/license header but for instance bonobo-slay also doesn't.
--- /usr/bin/vrms 2002-08-05 22:59:06.0 -0400
+++ ./vrms 2005-01-10 00:57:29.0 -0500
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
my (@pkglines) = split(/\n/, $clump);
### iff more than for lines, package is installed, so process
it
### (speed-up by skipping don't-care entries)
- if(@pkglines > 4) {
+ if(@pkglines > 5) {
my $pkg = ""; ### name of this
package
my $pkgstatus = ""; ### status
my $plan = ""; ### install plan
(hold, deinstall, purge, install, etc.)
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Re: How to make dpkg forget a package was ever there?
On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 12:46:46AM -0500, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Doesn't seem like it would be a problem. I would say, though, that the > correct behavior for vrms is to ignore the package. If you have purged > it, all traces a presumably gone. Thus, the package is no longer there. > I would recommend filing a bug report. Once a sinner, always a sinner I guess :-) My penance is to reformat and reinstall. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to make dpkg forget a package was ever there?
Quoting William Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 12:22:50AM -0500, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > I have edited /var/lib/dpkg/status to recover from a b0rked system after > a > > power outage in the middle of a fairly big dist-upgrade. Just be > careful, > > as you have the potential to really hose dpkg's idea of what is on your > > system. > > I'll show you the bit I want to edit out: > begins... > present in the `icu' and `icu-locales` packages. > > Package: fglrx-4.3.0-kernel-2.6.9 > Status: purge ok not-installed > Priority: extra > Section: non-free/x11 > Architecture: i386 > > Package: unrar > continues > > I want to remove the middle bit, related to fglrx-4.3.0-kernel-2.6.9. > Just chomp it out? > > It also appears in status-old. Doesn't seem like it would be a problem. I would say, though, that the correct behavior for vrms is to ignore the package. If you have purged it, all traces a presumably gone. Thus, the package is no longer there. I would recommend filing a bug report. -Roberto Sanchez This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to make dpkg forget a package was ever there?
On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 12:22:50AM -0500, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > I have edited /var/lib/dpkg/status to recover from a b0rked system after a > power outage in the middle of a fairly big dist-upgrade. Just be careful, > as you have the potential to really hose dpkg's idea of what is on your > system. I'll show you the bit I want to edit out: begins... present in the `icu' and `icu-locales` packages. Package: fglrx-4.3.0-kernel-2.6.9 Status: purge ok not-installed Priority: extra Section: non-free/x11 Architecture: i386 Package: unrar continues I want to remove the middle bit, related to fglrx-4.3.0-kernel-2.6.9. Just chomp it out? It also appears in status-old. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to make dpkg forget a package was ever there?
Quoting William Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > vrms still lists some non-free packages on my system as "purged." > References to these are found in /var/lib/dpkg/status. > Can I just edit this file? > I have edited /var/lib/dpkg/status to recover from a b0rked system after a power outage in the middle of a fairly big dist-upgrade. Just be careful, as you have the potential to really hose dpkg's idea of what is on your system. -Roberto This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How to make dpkg forget a package was ever there?
vrms still lists some non-free packages on my system as "purged." References to these are found in /var/lib/dpkg/status. Can I just edit this file? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
