[Dapper-i386] lilypond-data won't install/uninstall.

[Scott]

J.Markoll wrote:

> Hello,
> I sometimes met with this feature, and I saw the right command line to 
> fix it recently on this list.
> The thing is that according to what I read in the man, the synopsis 
> seems to say the option must be placed after the command, and before the 
> argument.
> Then it should look like something like that:
> $sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
> 
> and that should do the trick.
> Unless I mistake and the --fix-missing option must be after :)
> I would try the first way, then if it's repaired I would do a 
> '--reinstall' option.

Thanks but neither worked.

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scott at scottbox:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 47 not upgraded.
57 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/4736kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 353451 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace lilypond-data 2.6.3-9 (using 
.../lilypond-data_2.6.3-9_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement lilypond-data ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/lilypond-data.postrm: line 23: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No 
such file or directory
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: line 23: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file 
or directory
dpkg: error processing 
/var/cache/apt/archives/lilypond-data_2.6.3-9_all.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: line 23: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file 
or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
  /var/cache/apt/archives/lilypond-data_2.6.3-9_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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scott at scottbox:~$ sudo apt-get install --fix-missing
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 47 not upgraded.
57 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/4736kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 353451 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace lilypond-data 2.6.3-9 (using 
.../lilypond-data_2.6.3-9_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement lilypond-data ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/lilypond-data.postrm: line 23: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No 
such file or directory
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: line 23: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file 
or directory
dpkg: error processing 
/var/cache/apt/archives/lilypond-data_2.6.3-9_all.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: line 23: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file 
or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
  /var/cache/apt/archives/lilypond-data_2.6.3-9_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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