On Mar 22, 2004, at 12:51 PM, Guido Lorenz wrote:
Dear user list members,
I am experiencing some trouble with completely removing the package postgresql-python-py22. (system OS X 10.2.6, beige G3, PostgreSQL 7.3.4-1)
1. Checking the package installation with "apt-get -f install" gives a message about the erroneously installed package, and no other binary package may be installed that way:
E: The package postgresql-python-py22 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
2. Installing with fink update, results in the following error messages:
Preparing to replace postgresql-python-py22 7.3.4-1 (using
.../postgresql-python-py22_7.3.4-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement postgresql-python-py22 ...
shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: Permission denied
droplang: language "plpython" is not installed in database template1
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: Permission denied
droplang: language "plpython" is not installed in database template1
dpkg: error processing
/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/database/ postgresql-python-py22_7.3.4-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install):
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: Permission denied
droplang: language "plpython" is not installed in database template1
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/database/ postgresql-python-py22_7.3.4-1_darwin-powerpc.deb
### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1
Failed: can't install package postgresql-python-py22-7.3.4-1
3. Trying to remove the package by "fink remove postgresql-python-py22" gives the following message: WARNING: postgresql-python-py22 is not installed, skipping. Nothing removed
4. Nevertheless, removing the package with "dpkg --remove --force-depends postgresql-python-py22", gives: dpkg: error processing postgresql-python-py22 (--remove): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. Errors were encountered while processing: postgresql-python-py22
Any ideas how to remove definitively the entry from the package database?
Thanks for any advice Guido Lorenz
sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq postgresql-python-py22
This should take care of it.
-- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documentarian Day Job: Levitated Dipole Experiment http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX
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