Debian :: Cleaning Up Apt/dpkg After Deleting Installed Files?
Mar 9, 2010
I'd like to clean up apt/dpkg so that it doesn't think the package whose files I've deleted is still installed, but when I run:
Code:
apt-get remove --purge linux-image-2.6.32-2.slh.4
I get the following:
Code:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-image-2.6.32-2.slh.4
The package does show up in the list when I run the command:
Code:
dpkg -l "linux-image*"
with "ii" in the 1st column, whatever that means. Should I just rm the matching files in /var/lib/dpkg/info?
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May 26, 2010
Today I was trying to clean up my system and am a little bit stumped on something.
I used synaptic to clean up installed kernels, except for the one that was currently running. Once done I went ahead and restarted my computer.
Grub lists only one kernel available. However when I go to a prompt and
issue dpkg --list|grep linux-image I get several items listed code...
2.6.32-22-generic is the kernel I am running so I assume the "ii" files have something to do with the kernel in memory.
However, what are the "rc" files that are listed? Resource files? All three kernels referenced have been removed a LONG time ago and when I look for installed headers, or anything else, there is nothing installed for *-12, *-12 or *-14.
And when I check Synaptic for just the kernel number I get a list of packages with no version install, no latest version notation and no description (attached screenshot).
Just what are those references and how does one remove them?
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Sep 23, 2010
When i try installing anything i get errors, for example when i try to install somthing from ubuntu software center i get this.
Code: installArchives() failed: Preconfiguring packages ... Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package ttf-symbol-replacement. (Reading database ... dpkg: warning: files list file for package `libsdl-image1.2' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
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Aug 8, 2010
I have downloaded a Non-free Deb pkg, when I tried to install it using "# dpkg -i pkgname", it appeared to install as expected. The pkg exists, I found the new directory and the executable file, but if I try to run it I get kicked out of my session, and back to GDM.
When I run "# dpkg -l pkgname", immediately after the install, I get this: "un pkgname <none> (no description available)"
Since it is not installed I can not remove it, or reconfigure it.
I run Debian Testing with Openbox as my window manager.
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cmake 2.8.1-2
dh-make .54
dpkg-dev 1.15.7.1
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Feb 12, 2010
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Code:
cd /usr/src/
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wget http://vda.sourceforge.net/VDA/postf...da-ng.patch.gz{code]....
dpkg-buildpackage: failure: tail of debian/changelog gave error exit status 1
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Aug 12, 2011
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Jan 9, 2011
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 769, in simulate
return self._simulate_helper(trans, status_path)
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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