On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Mike Bushroe wrote: > I was trying to see if ti was possible to get print in reverse order, or > better yet, software print double sided from gedit. Somehow I managed to get > the dpkg into an unstable state where I can neither remove nor install the > lpr package from Brother. So I tried running dselect to see if there were > some more useful options through the gui, and now it won't install any NEW > packages either. > > > The error message when trying to remove it is: > mike@mike-Satellite-P505:~/Downloads/brother_mfc5490cn$ sudo dpkg > --force-all -r mfc5490cnlpr > 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 ... 351489 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing mfc5490cnlpr ... > start: Unknown job: lpd > dpkg: error processing mfc5490cnlpr (--remove): > subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > mfc5490cnlpr > > > I am running out of ideas on how to manually remove the remaining files and > start again, force removal, or force re-install, as none of these has worked > so far. And of course I no longer have printer access. > > Any suggestions? Where do I find or create a more detailed error log to see > what can be fixed or changed manually? > > Mike > -- > But he lives on in a Horcrux named Siri > > I know this isn't a great help, but: time to keep config files (or the whole etc directory) under version control (I like Subversion, others like Git - both will work) ? find / -name mfc5490* maybe - you need to get your dpkg happy first - if dpkg is like yum, there will be more logging done in /var/log --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss