application broken,can't uninstall [SOLVED]
 

hello fellas.
i have a strange issue with the tar-gnu package.
i tried to uodate it but it didn't work.then i tried to remove it but all i get is=
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.

reinstall didn't work too so whats going on?
thanks

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

Please try , if this works:

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

thanks but this gives me the same error

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

Did you try to download the packagechange directories to /var/cache/apt/archives and install it with manually? There are a couple of --force-... options there to apply some more pressure.

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

tried that,had to change the dpkg -i command cause the tar-gnu package has a other name(tar-gnu_.1-2maemo5-armel.deb)
but it still didn't work.
now it gives me even more errors but thans for your assist ;)
heres a new pic:

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

Looks like the post-install script is messed up. Checking mine, it appears that maemo-optify has broken it. Try editing the script (/var/lib/dpkg/info/tar-gnu.postinst) and removing the optify line at the end. The documentation isn't actually installed, so it's failing when trying to optify it.

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

don`t even have this state folder in var/lib/dpkg/

really strange the whole thing....

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

Blah. That should be info, not state :o

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

ok ereased the last optify line in the scrpt but problem is still there.
isn't there are terminate command to destroy the package??

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

Sorry - looks like it was the postrm script that was failing. All that does is remove /usr/bin/gtar if it's a symlink, so you could try checking that with "ls -l /usr/bin/gtar".

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

checked it.nogtar file in /usr/bin/ tried your command and searched with midnight commander but its definetly not there

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

I've tested and the script does fail if the symlink isn't there, so recreating the symlink should fix it:

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

dude it worked ;)
thank you very much for your help,finally this problem is gone :)

Re: application broken,can't uninstall
 

Similar problems have been arising for those downloading programs for Easy debian. You might check the Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing thread to lend a hand.

Thanks!