Hi Michael, Thanks for responding.
To answer your questions: a) Yup I'm root. b) a dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq --purge libglib1.2-dev, has the same fate :( I don't know how to see which directories it's trying to write to....if I could then I could manually do it....do you know how I can do that?? Also even if I delete the files manually how do I then tell dpkg that the package has been deleted....even after a purge it keeps showing that the package is installed though broken. Any help would be appreciated....I can't understand what's happening...would appreciate help. Bye --- Michael Heldebrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Two questions: > 1. You are root running apt-get or dselect right? > 2. Have you tried purging the dev packages instead > of just removing > them and then blasting any dir it says it can't > delete manually? > > --mike > On 10 Aug 2001 04:10:06 -0700, Jatin Golani wrote: > > Hi ppl, > > > > I'm trying to install the GTK development > libraries > > libgtk1.2-dev and it needs libglib1.2-dev....a > > previous attempt to do this had resulted in a > broken > > libglib1.2-dev....I've tried to remove it but I > > can't....I've downloaded the .deb for the library > and > > if I try to reinstall I get the following message: > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Preparing to replace libglib1.2-dev 1.2.7-2 (using > > libglib1.2-dev_1.2.7-2.deb)... > > > > install-info: failed to lock dir! for editing. No > such > > file or directory > > > > > > dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned > error > > exit status 2 > > > > dpkg: trying script from new package instead.. > > > > Document 'glib-docs' is not installed, cannot > remove. > > > > install-info: failed to lock dir! for editing. No > such > > file or directory > > > > dpkg: error processing libglib1.2-dev_1.2.7-2.deb > > (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script > > returned error exit status 2 > > > > install-info: failed to lock dir! for editing. No > such > > file or directory > > > > dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess > > post-installation script returned error exit > status 2 > > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > libglib1.2-dev_1.2.7-2.deb > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Could someone explain what the above means??? I'm > very > > new to this....have tried removing it but the same > > fate :(....I'm desperate and have been trying > > everything i could think of....pls help someone > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute > with Yahoo! Messenger > > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/
