On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 06:17:31PM -0400, Adam wrote: > I was updating my files using stable, testing, and unstable in my source > list.. apt told me i had not choice to uninstall a bounc of apps.. i > went into dselect and they were not marked for uninstalation but apt > force the isue any way.. So, I wrote down what it was uninstalling and > thought to go back and install them later. Now I can't do any thing i > can't install or uninstall .. scannerdaemon is keeping the whole process > locked this is the output it gives me > > > > apt-get -fm upgrade --fix-broken > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > scannerdaemon > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > 3 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 167kB will be freed. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > (Reading database ... 218979 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing scannerdaemon ... > Stopping scannerdaemon: start-stop-daemon: stat > /usr/lib/j2sdk1.3/bin/i386/native_threads/java: No such file or > directory > dpkg: error processing scannerdaemon (--remove): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 > Starting scannerdaemon: scannerdaemon. > Errors were encountered while processing: > scannerdaemon > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > Java was one of the things apt forced an unstall without me authorizing > the removal.. and when I go back to install it.. I don't have j2re1.3 > for the ppc. I can't find it even with a search on the internet.. all i > get are i386.. I installed the other j2* they are not configured and apt > puts them on unpacked and then when i go back to try to remove > scannerdaemon.. it forces the issue with removing all the java I just > installed... > > I tried all forms of options for apt-get and dpkg... nothing alows me to > force the removal of scannerdeamon.. and to stop apt to remove wanted > packages. > > Any sujestions.. I have read lists, books, readme and searching the > net.. and I have spent most of the day on this issue when i have other > issues on the system to address.
How about dpkg --remove scannerdaemon However this is a debian-user question, not debian-powerpc. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
