vim-gome half-installs

[Karl Goetz]

Karl Auer wrote:
> Hi there.
> 
> I tried installing vom-gnome. It didn't work, and told me to dun "dpkg
> --configure -a" to fix things up. That ran OK and configured a few libs;
> it now runs with no output, which I assume is good. But vim-gnome is now
> marked in Synaptic with a yellow highlight and the upgrade icon, and I
> cannot unmark it.
> 
> If I mark it for complete removal, I get told that dpkg was interrupted,
> that "the package is in a very bad inconsistent state" and (again) to
> run "dpkg --configure -a". And Synaptic then exits.
> 
> Synaptic, when restarted, still shows the package highlighted yellow,
> and with the upgrade icon.
> 
> Any ideas? Either for installing the package correctly or for fully
> deinstalling it?
> 
> Regards, K.
> 
try opening a terminal and typing
sudo apt-get -f install
and see if that helps

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Karl Goetz
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