:-( GOT THIS:
/wayne@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: //
// subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 127 //
//Errors were encountered while processing: //
// 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@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@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@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@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@8-Core:~$ ls
>>
>> brscan4-0.2.4-0.amd64
>>
>> *
>> **
>> Any Ideas?*
>>
>>
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