problem removing package

[Sergio Belkin]

2008/7/29 Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>:
> Please don't top-post.  It makes it difficult to have a conversation.
>
> Mario Spinthiras wrote:
>
>> just do a dpkg -P --force package-name
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Amichai Rotman
>> <amichai at iglu.org.il>wrote:
>>
>>> I'd try using Aptitude. It has a more intuitive and friendly way to
>>> resolve conflics / problems and gives you a few leads to follow...
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 06:23, Sergio Belkin <sebelk at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I tried to remove a package in Ubuntu Hardy Heron with no sucess, look
>>>> at as follows:
>>>>
>>>> root at coldplay:/home/sergio/Descarga# apt-get remove -f elvis
>
> Obviously elvis and coldplay are incompatible :-)

LOL

>
>>>> dpkg: error processing elvis (--remove):
>>>>  subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
>>>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>>>  elvis
>>>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Please, these are completely unhelpful suggestions.  Neither aptitude nor
> dpkg are going to be any better at this, as dpkg _still_ has to run the
> prerm script before it can work.
>
> First, you really shouldn't be running _as_ root, out of your home
> directory.  You'll be really unhappy when root writes something in there
> that prevents applications running as you, later.
>
> You could remove /var/lib/dpkg/info/elvis.prerm, which would fix the
> immediate issue, but I suspect you'd still have the same problem with every
> other package, as it seems to be that the "editor" alternatives are messed
> up, and nothing to do with elvis itself.
>
> Try:
> # sudo update-alternatives --config editor
>
> and set "editor" to some other editor (you can change it back if that's not
> your preference).
> --
> derek
>
>

Thanks derek , I haven't here that machine to test it, but I'm agree
with you, if simply running dpkg/aptitude with some flags (aka read
the man page first)  fixed the problem I hadn't asked help to mailing
list ;)

Thanks!

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