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[Donny George]

hello

could someone yet guide me to restoring my display, i am still
troubleshooting in the dark


help
don


On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 1:16 AM, Donny George <donny008 at gmail.com> wrote:

> sudo apt-get purge ttf-opensymbol
>
> error were encountered while processing: ttf-opensymbol
>
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> sudo apt-get install ttf-opensymbol
>
> error were encountered while processing: ttf-opensymbol
>
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> sudo apt-get reinstall openoffice-common
>
> Invalid operation reinstall
>
>
> sudo apt-get purge openoffice-common
>
> couldnt find package openoffice-common
>
> and no matter wat all steps i try the main error that is being returned is
>
> error were encountered while processing: ttf-opensymbol
>
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
>
> so i didnt do the upgrade and update steps or should i do them irrespective
> of the other commands being unsuccessful ?
>
>
> donny
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 5:11 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> On 06/27/2008 01:04 AM, Donny George wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > hello noop
>> >
>> > apt-get clean went on without error
>> >
>> > apt-get install -f showed error with openoffice. it says
>> >
>> > Errors were encountered while processing:
>> > ttf-opensymbol
>>
>> sudo apt-get reinstall ttf-opensymbol
>>
>> if it doesnt' work then:
>>
>> sudo apt-get purge ttf-opensymbol
>> sudo apt-get install ttf-opensymbol
>>
>> > openoffice.org-core
>>
>> sudo apt-get reinstall openoffice-core
>>
>> [ditto as above if it fails]
>>
>> > openoffice.org-common
>>
>> sudo apt-get reinstall openoffice-common
>>
>> [ditto as above if it fails]
>>
>> then
>>
>> sudo apt-get install --reinstall openoffice.org
>>
>> apt-get install -f
>>
>> If you get more errors, do the same as above.
>>
>> > E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> >
>> > sudo apt-get update did the update without error
>>
>> Good.
>>
>> >
>> > sudo apt-get reinstall ~ixorg says E:Invalid operation reinstall
>>
>> sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core
>> sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg
>>
>> And if all above works, then:
>>
>> sudo apt-get update
>> sudo apt-get upgrade
>> sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
>>
>> Reboot. Boot to recovery mode and select option 4 to xfix, when
>> finished, select option 1 to continue to normal boot. Hopefully that
>> will get you back to a gdm.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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