Thread: Dpkg error, can't remove or upgrade packages
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handaxe is offline handaxe
2011-01-25 , 15:54
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#7
Try
Code:
sudo dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq "package"
Note that if this works, the system will forget about the package and perhaps leave a few files behind.

Alternatively, it can be useful to see the exact dpkg error and on the n900 I don't think this gets logged in /var/log... (may be wrong there). So, if you can find the deb in /var/cache/apt/archive/ or download it somewhere and do
Code:
sudo dpkg -i xxxxx.deb
then you might get a precise idea of why it fails...