Am 2006-05-02 09:53:10, schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> On Monday 01 May 2006 12:34, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> > dpkg --purge firefox-1.5.en-us.linux
> hello, my previous command was aptitude install libgtk2.0-0 , sorry about
> that. here is dpkg --purge result
>
> # dpkg --purge firefox-1.5.en-us.linux
> dpkg: error processing firefox-1.5.en-us.linux (--purge):
> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> reinstall it before attempting a removal.
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> firefox-1.5.en-us.linux
This mean, dpkg is looking for some files e.g. /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list)
which it need to deinstall the package.
So you HAVE to install the package and then deinstall it...
Removing files by hand could give non-experienced users a nightmare.
Greetings
Michelle Konzack
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