On Thursday 06 December 2007 01:19:28 Roy Butler wrote: > Børge Holen wrote: > > On Thursday 06 December 2007 01:00:11 Roy Butler wrote: > >> I went ahead with update-notifier's suggestion today to upgrade Open > >> Office. It all went well, until it got to openoffice.org-gcj. The old > >> version apparently has post-removal scripts that return an error code, > >> breaking the whole process. > >> > >> Anyone else run into this today? If so, have a solution? Below is a > >> partial run through of the stuff I've tried. > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Roy > >> > >> > >> \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > >> > >> > >> kernel:~# apt-get install openoffice.org-gcj > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree... Done > >> The following packages will be upgraded: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 1 not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B/5056kB of archives. > >> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. > >> (Reading database ... 92374 files and directories currently installed.) > >> Preparing to replace openoffice.org-gcj 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2 (using > >> .../openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.deb) ... > >> Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-gcj ... > >> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > >> dpkg: error processing > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb (--unpack): > >> subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg: error while cleaning up: > >> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> Errors were encountered while processing: > >> > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > >> > >> > >> kernel:~# apt-get -f upgrade > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree... Done > >> The following packages will be upgraded: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 1 not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B/5056kB of archives. > >> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. > >> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y > >> (Reading database ... 92374 files and directories currently installed.) > >> Preparing to replace openoffice.org-gcj 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2 (using > >> .../openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.deb) ... > >> Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-gcj ... > >> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > >> dpkg: error processing > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb (--unpack): > >> subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg: error while cleaning up: > >> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> Errors were encountered while processing: > >> > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > >> > >> > >> kernel:~# apt-get remove openoffice.org-gcj > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree... Done > >> The following packages will be REMOVED: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 1 not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B of archives. > >> After unpacking 17.6MB disk space will be freed. > >> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y > >> dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-gcj (--remove): > >> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > >> reinstall it before attempting a removal. > >> Errors were encountered while processing: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > >> > >> > >> kernel:~# apt-get install openoffice.org-gcj > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree... Done > >> The following packages will be upgraded: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 1 not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B/5056kB of archives. > >> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. > >> (Reading database ... 92374 files and directories currently installed.) > >> Preparing to replace openoffice.org-gcj 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2 (using > >> .../openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.deb) ... > >> Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-gcj ... > >> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > >> dpkg: error processing > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb (--unpack): > >> subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg: error while cleaning up: > >> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> Errors were encountered while processing: > >> > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > >> > >> > >> kernel:~# apt-get install --reinstall openoffice.org-gcj > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree... Done > >> The following packages will be upgraded: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 1 not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B/5056kB of archives. > >> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. > >> (Reading database ... 92374 files and directories currently installed.) > >> Preparing to replace openoffice.org-gcj 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2 (using > >> .../openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.deb) ... > >> Unpacking replacement openoffice.org-gcj ... > >> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... > >> dpkg: error processing > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb (--unpack): > >> subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> dpkg: error while cleaning up: > >> subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 > >> Errors were encountered while processing: > >> > >> /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-gcj_2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch4_powerpc.d > >>eb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > >> > >> > >> kernel:~# apt-get remove --purge openoffice.org-gcj > >> Reading package lists... Done > >> Building dependency tree... Done > >> The following packages will be REMOVED: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 1 not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B of archives. > >> After unpacking 17.6MB disk space will be freed. > >> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y > >> dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-gcj (--remove): > >> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > >> reinstall it before attempting a removal. > >> Errors were encountered while processing: > >> openoffice.org-gcj > >> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > > tried dpkg --force-all? > > I just tried this with the -i and the path to my apt cache deb package > for openoffice.org-gcj, as well as trying to purge the package with > this. Not sure if one of these is exactly what you meant, but they both > give the same subprocess post-removal script errors from my other attempts.
I meant more in the line of dpkg --force-all --purge (or -i) openoffice.org-gcj directly from the archives. I've had some f*ed up errors from time to time and had to edit the package file manually to tell it to get a move on... > > > Roy -- --- Børge Holen http://www.arivene.net
