Re: HELP broken dpkg ( previously HELP - installing broken libglib1.2-dev)

2001-08-12 Thread Mike McGuire
> > > > > [cruft deleted] > > Ouch. I've never had to deal with a system as > > loused up as that one. > > > > But perhaps it can be solved with a: > > dpkg --force-all -P libglib-dev (libglib1.2-dev > > libgtk1.2-dev > > libgtk-dev) > > > > Hopefully this will clean out the system making way >

Re: HELP broken dpkg ( previously HELP - installing broken libglib1.2-dev)

2001-08-12 Thread Jatin Golani
Hi, Michael, I don't think there's a --force-all optiondidn't work for me. Anyways, i tried installing another package with the same fate.I think my dpkg system is badly damagedis there any way to re-install dpkg?? do u think that'd take care of things?apt-get works fine, however

Re: HELP - installing broken libglib1.2-dev

2001-08-10 Thread Michael Heldebrant
Ouch. I've never had to deal with a system as loused up as that one. But perhaps it can be solved with a: dpkg --force-all -P libglib-dev (libglib1.2-dev libgtk1.2-dev libgtk-dev) Hopefully this will clean out the system making way for a fresh install of everything for glib1.2 and gtk1.2 Let th

Re: HELP - installing broken libglib1.2-dev

2001-08-10 Thread Jatin Golani
Hi Michael, Thanks for responding. To answer your questions: a) Yup I'm root. b) a dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq --purge libglib1.2-dev, has the same fate :( I don't know how to see which directories it's trying to write toif I could then I could manually do itdo you know how I can do

Re: HELP - installing broken libglib1.2-dev

2001-08-10 Thread Michael Heldebrant
Two questions: 1. You are root running apt-get or dselect right? 2. Have you tried purging the dev packages instead of just removing them and then blasting any dir it says it can't delete manually? --mike On 10 Aug 2001 04:10:06 -0700, Jatin Golani wrote: > Hi ppl, > > I'm trying to install the

HELP - installing broken libglib1.2-dev

2001-08-10 Thread Jatin Golani
Hi ppl, I'm trying to install the GTK development libraries libgtk1.2-dev and it needs libglib1.2-deva previous attempt to do this had resulted in a broken libglib1.2-devI've tried to remove it but I can'tI've downloaded the .deb for the library and if I try to reinstall I get the foll