FW: Re: How can I force a package to be removed, even if it is in a "bad state" ?

[stan]

OOPS! I missed the rm. Ater doing that, this solution worked perfectly.

Thanks to everyone that helped!
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 06:02:43AM -0400, stan wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 01:08:49PM +0800, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 2:01 AM, stan <stanb at panix.com> wrote:
> > >> > How can I correct this?
> > 
> > >From google:
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1485250
> > HTH
> > 
> 
> I am still getting tthe following failure after trying the 2 commands
> sugested thre:
> 
> oot at ubuntu:~# sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq
> flashplugin-nonfree
> dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
>  Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
>   reinstall it before attempting a removal.
>   (Reading database ... 464087 files and directories currently installed.)
>   Removing flashplugin-nonfree ...
>   update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
>   update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin.
>   dpkg: error processing flashplugin-nonfree (--purge):
>    subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
>    postinst called with argument `abort-remove'
>    dpkg: error while cleaning up:
> 	subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> 	status 1
> 	Errors were encountered while processing:
> 	 flashplugin-nonfree
> 
>  What can I try now?
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?