What follows is a log of my failed attempts to deal with the frozen-bubble package on my system. The dependency problems I was experiencing were preventing all updates.
If you can piece through this log and gain some insight, my work will be done. The sequence of the commands was: apt-get --reinstall install cat /dev/null >/usr/games/frozen-bubble.wav apt-get --purge remove frozen-bubble frozen-bubble-data apt-get -f install apt-get install frozen-bubble Google Saves The Day! GSTD!!! Bob ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# apt-get -f install Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: frozen-bubble-data The following packages will be upgraded: frozen-bubble-data 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 220 not upgraded. 9 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/5155kB of archives. After unpacking 1651kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 108884 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace frozen-bubble-data 1.0.0-4 (using .../frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement frozen-bubble-data ... <Problem!> mv: cannot stat `/usr/games/frozen-bubble.wav': No such file or directory dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb (--unpack): there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up preinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) <Another try!> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# aptitude Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 108884 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace frozen-bubble-data 1.0.0-4 (using .../frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement frozen-bubble-data ... mv: cannot stat `/usr/games/frozen-bubble.wav': No such file or directory dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb (--unpack): there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up preinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover: <SNIP...some successful installs> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of frozen-bubble: frozen-bubble depends on frozen-bubble-data (= 1.0.0-6); however: Package frozen-bubble-data is not installed. dpkg: error processing frozen-bubble (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured <SNIP...this continues for a few more pages...> Solution somewhere here! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# apt-get --reinstall install Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed:apt-get install frozen-bubble frozen-bubble-data The following packages will be upgraded: frozen-bubble-data 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 220 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/5155kB of archives. After unpacking 1651kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 108884 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace frozen-bubble-data 1.0.0-4 (using .../frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement frozen-bubble-data ... mv: cannot stat `/usr/games/frozen-bubble.wav': No such file or directory dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb (--unpack): there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up preinst called with unknown argument `abort-upgrade' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# /var/cache/apt/archives/frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# cat /dev/null >/usr/games/frozen-bubble.wav apt-get install frozen-bubble [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# apt-get --purge remove frozen-bubble frozen-bubble-data Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: frozen-bubble* frozen-bubble-data 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 220 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 6031kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 108883 files and directories currently installed.) Removing frozen-bubble ... Purging configuration files for frozen-bubble ... dpkg: error processing frozen-bubble-data (--remove): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. Errors were encountered while processing: frozen-bubble-data E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# apt-get -f install Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: frozen-bubble-data Recommended packages: frozen-bubble The following packages will be upgraded: frozen-bubble-data 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 220 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/5155kB of archives. After unpacking 1651kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Selecting previously deselected package frozen-bubble-data. (Reading database ... 108862 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace frozen-bubble-data 1.0.0-4 (using .../frozen-bubble-data_1.0.0-6_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement frozen-bubble-data ... Removing `diversion of /usr/games/frozen-bubble to /usr/games/frozen-bubble.distrib by frozen-bubble-data' Setting up frozen-bubble-data (1.0.0-6) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/tilleyrw# apt-get install frozen-bubble Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: frozen-bubble 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 220 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/74.9kB of archives. After unpacking 285kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously deselected package frozen-bubble. (Reading database ... 109139 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking frozen-bubble (from .../frozen-bubble_1.0.0-6_i386.deb) ... Setting up frozen-bubble (1.0.0-6) ... <SUCCESS!!!>
