Have you tried apt-get --purge remove <program name> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > As has happened sometimes in the past, I've got a > package that seems to be > in "trouble," and I can't figure out what to do with > it ... since it never > -really- seems to get all the way installed. I'd > like to just do away with > it entirely. > > The package in question is the MUD server aime. Here > is what I'm currently > getting back from apt-get dist-upgrade: > > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > The following packages have been kept back > cygnus-stylesheets filters scilab > 1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove > and 3 not upgraded. > 1 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 614kB of archives. After unpacking 4096B > will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Get:1 > http://http.us.debian.org testing/main aime 0.59-3 > [614kB] > Fetched 614kB in 10s (59.3kB/s) > (Reading database ... 142823 files and directories > currently installed.) > Preparing to replace aime 0.59-2 (using > .../archives/aime_0.59-3_i386.deb) ... > Stopping MUD Server: dpkg: warning - old pre-removal > script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg - trying script from the new package instead > ... > Stopping MUD Server: dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/aime_0.59-3_i386.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess new pre-removal script returned error > exit status 1 > Starting MUD Server: /etc/init.d/aime: line 68: > 11304 File size limit exceededstart-stop-daemon > --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/$NAME.pid --exec > $DAEMON -- -q > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error > exit status 153 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/aime_0.59-3_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code > (1) > > > Trying to apt-get remove does not help; I downloaded > the pkg to another > place and tried to dpkg -i from there and that > didn't work either. > > Is there a fairly straightforward way to just get > this damned thing off my > system? It's probably a simple matter of > configuration, but I've got too > much else to futz with now to be futzing with this > ... > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Glenn > > +----------------+ > http://www.burningclown.com > "Everyone's Portal to Nothing At All" > +----------------+ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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