On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 09:35:08AM -0500, tim wrote: > tivolidev:/home/tim# dpkg --remove majordomo > dpkg: error processing majordomo (--remove): > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > reinstall it before attempting a removal. > Errors were encountered while processing: > majordomo > tivolidev:/home/tim# dpkg --purge majordomo > dpkg: error processing majordomo (--purge): > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > reinstall it before attempting a removal. > Errors were encountered while processing: > majordomo Hehe. Have you ever tried to do what the error message suggests? bash# apt-get install majordomo --reinstall *grin* Then remove it. ;-) Also look into the --force-<option> options for dpkg. -- Chad "^chewie" Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> http://wookimus.net/chewie -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 242 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20000809/4c91c6b7/attachment.pgp -------------- next part -------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org