[Tfug] Apt state hosed

[John Karns]

I don't think there are any briken packages.  My guess is that it
won't be too difficult to find the script in question.  Deleting the
associated pkg, briken or not, may also take care of it. I just
thought that a list reader might have had a similar experience, and
thus could provide a quick answer.  Thanks for your input, though.

-- 
John


On 8/23/08, Glen Pfeiffer <glen at thepfeiffers.net> wrote:
> On Sat Aug 23, 2008 at 01:56:05PM -0700, John Karns wrote:
>> Whenever I install a pkg via apt-get or synaptic on the Ubuntu
>> 7.x system on my laptop, after completing the DL and running
>> the initialization script for the new app, it runs a script
>> from a failed install of a different app.  That script fails
>> with an error at the end of it, leaving it in place to run and
>> fail again each time those install scripts run when installing
>> an app.  Can anyone give me a quick pointer on where to look
>> for that script so I can find it and delete it?
>
> Not sure if this will work but how about searching for broken
> packages? Then either reinstall or purge whatever it finds.
>
> aptitude search ~b
>
> If aptitude or apt-get won't purge it, try dpkg -P.
>
> --
> Glen
>
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