Alexandar Angelov wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > After fixing and running update-grub inspect the file. If update-grub > > runs without hanging then you should be able to purge the package.
Does running update-grub by itself complete? Or hang? > > If all else fails and a package simply will not pass the prerm or > > postrm scripts then a reach-into-the-guts of the system approach is to > > edit the /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7.prerm and/or > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7.postrm files and hack them > > to exit(0); so as to avoid the error. At that point dpkg will succeed > > without running the script. But it won't have run the script either > > and so that problem would need to be dealt with but some broken > > packages have required this. > > Can I get postrm script form other linux-image and change only > my $version to be = "2.6.14-2-k7"; I don't think that will help since it is very unlikely that the kernel prerm and postrm scripts are the problem. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]