--- In [email protected], "Saifi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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. >
i think dpkg --force would also work
