broken packages
This is a discussion about broken packages in the Everything Linux category; distro sarge all right i got some broken packages nvidia based heres what i get when i run apt-get -f install Code: RAZORSkyline:~# apt-get -f install Reading Package Lists. . . Done Building Dependency Tree.
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all right i got some broken packages nvidia based
heres what i get when i run apt-get -f install
Code:
RAZORSkyline:~# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 126 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 115kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 143237 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
any help would be appreciated
all right i got some broken packages nvidia based
heres what i get when i run apt-get -f install
Code:
RAZORSkyline:~# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 126 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 115kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 143237 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Removing nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii.prerm: line 6: /usr/lib/nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii/nvidia-installer: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
nvidia-modules-2.4.25-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.4.27-fiasko-scsi-pentium-iii
nvidia-modules-2.6.7-fiasko-ide-pentium-iii
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
any help would be appreciated
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Looks like you have multiple packages for three seperate kernels orphaned. Were these packages installed by apt-get using repositories in the /etc/apt/sources/lst file, or installed otherwise?
What kernel are you using right now...what does uname -r show?
You ned to get rid of these orphaned files and start over, usng the package for your specific kernel and architecture.
A good thread on apt-get and removing packages is located here.
What kernel are you using right now...what does uname -r show?
You ned to get rid of these orphaned files and start over, usng the package for your specific kernel and architecture.
A good thread on apt-get and removing packages is located here.
OP
uname -r
2.6.8-1-686
yeah i used synaptic i went for the nvidia driver and later i learned it selected all kernels and its holding me up
and while im at it someone know where i could get a link to list all the apt-get commands
and last not but least the official debian unstable and testing repositories
i tried all those commands and that didnt help
2.6.8-1-686
yeah i used synaptic i went for the nvidia driver and later i learned it selected all kernels and its holding me up
and while im at it someone know where i could get a link to list all the apt-get commands
and last not but least the official debian unstable and testing repositories
i tried all those commands and that didnt help