Hi folks, I'm fairly new to APT and have run into problems.
The latest Test upgrade of Posgresql failed as I didn't prepare Postgres for it properly: if the package gave a warning of the need to prepare, I missed it. Mea culpa. I have tried various approaches to sorting this out, and seem to have created a real mess. Install fails because it APT thinks I have the latest version. Uninstall and reinstall fail because the pre-removal script aborts. At various stages I have tried all the force options in apt-get and dpkg with no joy. I have also tried bypassing the pre-removal script (the Postgres data is backed up). I suspect my best option is to manually strip out Postgres and all the related APT stuff and start again. I have already had a go at this and ended up exactly where I began (same errors) so it seems I missed something. This is a real killer problem for me: unless I can fix it I'll have to rebuild my server, which would be a serious pain in the ***. Any help much appreciated. ------------------ Geoff Caplan Vario Software Ltd (+44) 121-515 1154 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
