> From: Saifi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [twincling] how to handle 'half-installed' packages > Sent: 16 Dec '06 08:16 > > Hi all: > > Does anybody know how to handle 'half-installed' packages ? > > I am facing an issue with 'sun-java5-bin'. > > During the installation of Sun JRE 5.0, the electricity went off. > > The status of the package is as follows - > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ dpkg --status sun-java5-bin > Package: sun-java5-bin > Status: purge reinstreq half-installed > Priority: optional > Section: non-free/libs > Version: 1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1 > > How do I work around the problem ? > > thanks > Saifi. >
Don't know if this is "the" solution. However, what worked for me is the following - sudo dpkg --configure java-common sudo dpkg --install sun-java5-jre_1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1_all.deb sun-java5-fonts_1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1_all.deb sun-java5-bin_1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1_i386.deb The output was as follows - (Reading database ... 97087 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace sun-java5-jre 1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1 (using sun-java5-jre_1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... sun-dlj-v1-1 license has already been accepted Unpacking replacement sun-java5-jre ... Preparing to replace sun-java5-fonts 1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1 (using sun-java5-fonts_1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement sun-java5-fonts ... Preparing to replace sun-java5-bin 1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1 (using sun-java5-bin_1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... sun-dlj-v1-1 license has already been accepted Unpacking replacement sun-java5-bin ... Setting up sun-java5-bin (1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up sun-java5-jre (1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up sun-java5-fonts (1.5.0-08-0ubuntu1) ... Looks like it works - [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ java -version java version "1.5.0_08" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_08-b03) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_08-b03, mixed mode, sharing) thanks Saifi.
