Driver Install Conundrum

[Wayne Davis]

Got This:

wayne at 8-Core:~$ *sudo apt-get install brscan4*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package brscan4 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an 
archive for it.

wayne at 8-Core:~$ *sudo apt-get remove --nodeps brscan4*
E: Command line option --nodeps is not understood





On 10/15/2012 08:32 AM, JD Austin wrote:
> I don't have a debian based machine anymore but apt-get is your friend :)
> apt-get remove /*--nodeps brscan4*/
> apt-get install brscan4
>
> I think you can use --ignore-depends with dpkg also.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Wayne Davis <waydavis at centurylink.net 
> <mailto:waydavis at centurylink.net>> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>     :-(    GOT THIS:
>
>     /wayne at 8-Core:~$ *sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq
>     brscan4*//
>     //dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:/
>     /
>     // Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should//
>     // reinstall it before attempting a removal.//
>     /
>     /(Reading database ... 413752 files and directories currently
>     installed.)//
>     //Removing brscan4 ...//
>     ///var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm: 3:
>     /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm:
>     /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/setupSaneScan4: not found/
>     /
>     //dpkg: error processing brscan4 (--purge)://
>     /
>     / subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit
>     status 127//
>     //This software is based in part on the work of the Independent
>     JPEG Group.//
>     ///var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst: 11:
>     /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst:
>     /opt/brother/scanner/brscan4/setupSaneScan4: not found //
>     //dpkg: error while cleaning
>     up:                                                                                                                                                                   &
>     nbsp;&nbs p; //
>     // subprocess installed post-installation script returned error
>     exit status 127 //
>     //Errors were encountered while
>     processing:                                                                                                                                                                 &nbsp
>     ; &n bsp; //
>     // brscan4 /
>
>
>     On 10/14/2012 11:43 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:
>>     *Try doing this: **
>>     **dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq brscan4 *
>>
>>     Brian Cluff
>>
>>     On 10/14/2012 11:29 PM, Wayne Davis wrote:
>>>
>>>     I want to get rid of this:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     wayne at 8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg -C
>>>
>>>     The following packages are in a *mess* due to serious problems
>>>     during
>>>     installation.  They must be reinstalled for them (and any packages
>>>     that depend on them) to function properly:
>>>     * brscan4              Brother Scanner Driver*
>>>
>>>     wayne at 8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg*-r *brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64
>>>     dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching
>>>     brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64
>>>
>>>     wayne at 8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg -r brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64*.deb*
>>>     dpkg: error: you must specify packages by their own names, not by
>>>     quoting the names of the files they come in
>>>
>>>
>>>     wayne at 8-Core:~$ sudo dpkg *-P *brscan4
>>>     dpkg: error processing brscan4 (--purge):
>>>       Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
>>>       reinstall it before attempting a removal.
>>>     Errors were encountered while processing:
>>>       brscan4
>>>
>>>
>>>     wayne at 8-Core:~$ ls
>>>
>>>     brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64
>>>
>>>     *
>>>     **
>>>     Any Ideas?*
>>>
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