Thanks Roberto, Problem solved :)
iuri -----Original Message----- From: Roberto C. Sanchez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:58 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dpkg --purge pkgs On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 11:48:44PM -0300, Iuri Sampaio wrote: > > > I try to uninstall the follow package running the command: > > > > desktop:~# dpkg --purge aolserver4 > > > > but I get this error message: > > > > desktop:~# dpkg --purge aolserver4 > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of aolserver4: > > aolserver4-nsopenssl depends on aolserver4 (>= 4.0-1). > > dpkg: error processing aolserver4 (--purge): > > dependency problems - not removing > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > aolserver4 > > > > Does anyone know how to get rid of it I want to install a fresh aolserver > version, and I believe I need to clean up the house first! > > You are misusing dpkg. It is a low-level interface to the package management system. You should use something like apt-get, aptitude or synaptic. You can use something like this: apt-get remove --purge aolserver4 apt-get install aolserver4 OR apt-get install --reinstall aolserver4 Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
