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Author: Brian Cluff
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Subject: Re: Driver Install Conundrum
If those pre-remove and post-remove scripts are failing, then lets get
rid of them. They appear to not be needed anyway since the package
never made it onto the system in the first place.

rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst

Then try purging the package again

sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq brscan4

Brian Cluff

On 10/15/2012 08:25 AM, Wayne Davis wrote:
> :-(    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:                                                                                                                                                                   &
> nbsp;&nbs p; //
> // subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 127 //
> //Errors were encountered while processing: ; &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@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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