Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.1.19 Severity: critical
I am stuck, loading a package that had broken post-removal script, and now I can't get it to work at all. messages: /var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -i --force-downgrade coolman_3.11.6-1_i386.deb (Reading database ... 59255 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace coolman 3.11.6-1 (using coolman_3.11.6-1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement coolman ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old post-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing coolman_3.11.6-1_i386.deb (--install): subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: coolman_3.11.6-1_i386.deb ----- It won't remove or install this package, and I can't get it to bypass it either. -- System Information Debian Release: potato Kernel Version: Linux thix 2.2.12 #4 SMP Wed Oct 13 13:30:21 MST 1999 i586 unknown Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: ii libc6 2.1.2-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone ii libncurses4 4.2-3.4 Shared libraries for terminal handling ii libstdc++2.10 2.95.2-3 The GNU stdc++ library
