On 10/15/2012 10:37 AM, Brian Cluff wrote:

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

wayne@8-Core:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.prerm /var/lib/dpkg/info/brscan4.postinst
wayne@8-Core:~$ sudo apt-get remove brscan4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package brscan4 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

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

MUON INFO

Package: brscan4

Error: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal.

Am i doing something wrong?