Thread: Remove stubborn package

i seem have broken package database manually half installing package can not remove. when try install correct version of package repos this:

code:

jens@phobos:~$ sudo aptitude install picard following new packages installed:   picard  0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 remove , 0 not upgraded. need 0 b/678 kb of archives. after unpacking 2,916 kb used. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/picard_0.12.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):  picard: 0.12.1-0ubuntu2 (multi-arch: no) not co-installable picard:i386 0.15~beta+bzr1117~ppa5~natty1 (multi-arch: no) installed no apport report written because maxreports reached                                                               errors encountered while processing:  /var/cache/apt/archives/picard_0.12.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1) package failed install.  trying recover: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of picard:i386:  picard:i386 depends on python (<< 2.8).  picard:i386 depends on python (>= 2.6).  picard:i386 depends on python-central (>= 0.6.11).  picard:i386 depends on python2.6.  picard:i386 depends on libavcodec52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) | libavcodec-extra-52 (>= 4:0.6-1~).  picard:i386 depends on libavformat52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) | libavformat-extra-52 (>= 4:0.6-1~).  picard:i386 depends on libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~).  picard:i386 depends on libfftw3-3.  picard:i386 depends on libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1).  picard:i386 depends on libofa0 (>= 0.9.3).  picard:i386 depends on libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1).  picard:i386 depends on python-qt4 (>= 4.1).  picard:i386 depends on python-mutagen (>= 1.11).  picard:i386 depends on libdiscid0. dpkg: error processing picard:i386 (--configure):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured errors encountered while processing:  picard:i386

i have deleted files installed package files /var/lib/dpkg manually. @ loss try next.

ok lets ask questions first ....

show when enter in terminal ......

uname -a

, how installed ..... software centre - gdebi - or else ....

give me few minutes going swap 64 bit system try out .........

code:

keith@keith-ms-7181:~/downloads$ gdebi picard_0.14-1~getdeb2~natty_amd64.deb program 'gdebi' not installed.  can install typing: sudo apt-get install gdebi-core keith@keith-ms-7181:~/downloads$ sudo apt-get install gdebi-core [sudo] password keith:  reading package lists... done building dependency tree        reading state information... done following new packages installed:   gdebi-core 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 remove , 398 not upgraded. need 11.3 kb of archives. after operation, 131 kb of additional disk space used. get:1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main gdebi-core 0.8~exp2 [11.3 kb] fetched 11.3 kb in 0s (31.2 kb/s) selecting deselected package gdebi-core. (reading database ... 368509 files , directories installed.) unpacking gdebi-core (from .../gdebi-core_0.8~exp2_all.deb) ... processing triggers man-db ... setting gdebi-core (0.8~exp2) ... keith@keith-ms-7181:~/downloads$ su password:  root@keith-ms-7181:/home/keith/downloads# gdebi picard_0.14-1~getdeb2~natty_amd64.deb reading package lists... done building dependency tree         reading state information... done building data structures... done  building data structures... done    next-generation musicbrainz audio files tagger  picard next generation musicbrainz tagging application.  .  new tagging concept album oriented, opposed track oriented  others taggers are. want install software package? [y/n]:y selecting deselected package picard. (reading database ... 368523 files , directories installed.) unpacking picard (from picard_0.14-1~getdeb2~natty_amd64.deb) ... setting picard (0.14-1~getdeb2~natty) ... processing triggers man-db ... processing triggers menu ... processing triggers hicolor-icon-theme ... processing triggers gnome-menus ... processing triggers desktop-file-utils ... processing triggers bamfdaemon ... rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index... processing triggers python-support ...  root@keith-ms-7181:/home/keith/downloads#

ok installed first time me .....did use software centre .... ?


find ask yes or no ..... not work ... in software centre.

use gdebi .........




how did remove ?

i have deleted files installed package files /var/lib/dpkg manually. @ loss try next.

this not method should use remove in linux ,,,,,

first thing should have tried if used aptitude install ......

aptitude -f install

other method , need @ correct way of removing .....

downloaded file link below , used gdebi install ......

http://pkgs.org/download/ubuntu-11.0...amd64.deb.html

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