Question #76549 on vim in ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+question/76549
surfless gave more information on the question: Yes, but its all good learning, just posted again On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 5:24 PM, surfless<[email protected]> wrote: > Your question #76549 on vim in ubuntu changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+question/76549 > > Status: Answered => Open > > You are still having a problem: > There are no .deb packages in that directory. > > So I downloaded vim-full, vim and vim-gnome > > vim-full installed but got the following > > $ sudo dpkg --force-all -i vim*.deb > (Reading database ... 127765 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace vim 2:7.2.079-1ubuntu5 (using > vim_7.2.079-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement vim ... > Preparing to replace vim-gnome 2:7.2.079-1ubuntu5 (using > vim-gnome_7.2.079-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement vim-gnome ... > Setting up vim (2:7.2.079-1ubuntu5) ... > update-alternatives: error or eof reading > /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/vim for sname () > dpkg: error processing vim (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > Setting up vim-gnome (2:7.2.079-1ubuntu5) ... > update-alternatives: error or eof reading > /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/vim for sname () > dpkg: error processing vim-gnome (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > vim > vim-gnome > > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Isak > Frants<[email protected]> wrote: >> Your question #76549 on vim in ubuntu changed: >> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+question/76549 >> >> Status: Open => Answered >> >> Isak Frants proposed the following answer: >> Someone did successfully this: >> cd /var/cache/apt/archives >> sudo dpkg --force-all -i vim*.deb >> >> -- >> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us >> know that it is solved: >> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+question/76549/+confirm?answer_id=3 >> >> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the >> following page to enter your feedback: >> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+question/76549 >> >> You received this question notification because you are a direct >> subscriber of the question. >> > > -- > You received this question notification because you are a direct > subscriber of the question. > -- You received this question notification because you are a member of UF Unanswered Posts Team, which is an answer contact for Ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

