How do i force removal of a package :

[Derek Broughton]

Patrick wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>> In which case the --force-all option to dpkg will fix it...
> 
> Now see, i'm not that dumb, i can use the manual ;)
> 
> so one would figure that force-all would do the job :

Sorry, I'd thought that would do the job - I thought it had for me on a
different package.  In that case, I'd just get vicious and remove _all_ the
scripts for the package, then purge it (it won't find a pre- or post-
removal script, so it won't complain).  If you worry about things being
left that should have been purged, you could try installing and purging it
again - that sometimes works.
-- 
derek