Re: Unable to properly install 2 packages

From: Marty (martyb_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: 06/01/05

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    Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 22:01:46 -0400
To: Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>

    J.F.Gratton wrote:
    > On Tue, 2005-31-05 at 21:24 -0400, Marty wrote:
    >> J.F.Gratton wrote:
    >> [snip snip]
    >> > Setting up guile-1.6 (1.6.7-1) ...
    >> > dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Exec
    >> > format error
    >> > dpkg: error processing guile-1.6 (--configure):
    >> > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
    >>
    >> That script would be /var/lib/dpkg/info/guile-1.6.postinst
    >
    > OK, here's a start. 'cept that the file looks some kind of informational
    > file used by apt/dpkg, *not* a script file or anything

    Oh my. That's bad!

      (at the bottom of
    > this message you'll have the contents of the file.

    Well, I don't see it down there, but here ar the contents of my version:

    --------------------------------------
    #!/bin/sh

    set -e

    if [ "$1" != "upgrade" ] ; then
         update-alternatives \
           --install /usr/bin/guile guile /usr/bin/guile-1.6 160 \
           --slave /usr/bin/guile-config guile-config /usr/bin/guile-1.6-config \
           --slave /usr/bin/guile-snarf guile-snarf /usr/bin/guile-1.6-snarf \
           --slave /usr/bin/guile-tools guile-tools /usr/bin/guile-1.6-tools
    fi

    # Automatically added by dh_installmenu
    if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/update-menus ]; then update-menus ; fi
    # End automatically added section
    -----------------------

    Looks like something got clobbered in your installation attempt.

    >
    >> If it exists and is uncorrupted, then you can try to debug it manually,
    >> or else just try purging the package and starting over again.
    >
    > As the file does not contain any commands, I don't see anything to
    > debug.
    >
    > My question remains, then:
    >
    >> >
    >> > How do I get out of the "Exec format error" ?
    >> >
    >> > On a related topic : is there a way to make apt "forget" a package,
    >> > and/or completely purge it from the disk, its installed packages list,
    >> > etc ? Just so I'd be able to reinstall it or a newer version sometime
    >> > later ?
    >>
    >> dpkg -P <pkg-name>
    >
    > OK, OK, my question was poorly phrased :). I've been using Deb for
    > now... 4-5 years, so hopefully I know about dpkg :) What I meant to ask
    > is how do I completely dump a package (manually remove all traces of it)
    > when apt-get remove and dpkg -P fail ? My problem with guile is not only
    > when I try to install it, but also when I try to remove/purge the
    > package.

    The only thing that comes to mind is dlocate or cruft. Maybe others have
    better suggestions.

      You see, I had a power failure when dist-upgrading my system.

    Yep. That could easily explain it. :-)

    >
    >
    > Thanks again,
    >
    > Jeff
    >
    > 

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