I got the following response. I tried fiddling around with dpkg -- help and dpkg --force-help but dont seem to find the solution. Maybe you have more pointers. Help will be appreciated..
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force --force-remove- reinstreq vmwareworkstation dpkg: unknown force/refuse option `--force-remove-reinstreq' Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*]. Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !" Albert Landman Industrial Software Engineer Digitech Industrial System (Pty) Ltd Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell : +27 (0)83 383 3999 Fax : 0865183332 On 26 Sep 2007, at 1:59 PM, Michael Vogt wrote: > sudo dpkg --remove --force --force-remove-reinstreq vmwareworkstation -- update-manager'E:The package vmwareworkstation needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144930 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
