Hi, This is a dirty hack, but in the worst case, you can edit the octave3.0-info pre-removal script (it's in /var/lib/dpkg/info ) and have either debug that script or simply return 0 from it. If you do this, make sure to manually do what that script would have done. Once you edited that script, you will be able to uninstall octave3.0-info as usual (dpkg etc.).
Regards, Lior On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Omer Zak <[email protected]> wrote: > In Linux (Debian Jessie which is currently Debian Testing), I > encountered the following bug from hell. > > I have installed the package octave3.0-info (1:3.0.1-6lenny3) which > conflicts with the new version of dpkg (1.17.25) which is part of Debian > Jessie. > > The current dpkg version that I have is 1.17.24, and there is a problem > with octave3.0-info which prevents the current dpkg from uninstalling > it. > > Hence, a deadlock which prevents me from upgrading to the new dpkg > version (I reported the bug: > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782714). > > Is there any expert who can advise me how to work around the deadlock > and allow me to install the new dpkg? > > Thanks, > --- Omer > > > > -- > cal 09 1752 > My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ > > My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. > They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which > I may be affiliated in any way. > WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >
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