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If that fails/hangs kill the package causing it | If that fails/hangs kill the package causing it | ||
dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq <package> | dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq <package> | ||
==Output of '''dpkg -l'''== | |||
man dpkg-query | |||
===first column=== | |||
what to do | |||
i = install | |||
u = uninstall | |||
r = remove | |||
p = purge | |||
===second column=== | |||
actual state | |||
i = installed | |||
n = not installed | |||
===ii=== | |||
installed and will stay installed | |||
===un=== | |||
no longer available ("unknown") and not | |||
installed, but since it's listed at all it was available once and the | |||
system hasn't forgotten about it yet | |||
Latest revision as of 09:20, 9 April 2025
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dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
If that fails/hangs kill the package causing it
dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq <package>
Output of dpkg -l
man dpkg-query
first column
what to do
i = install u = uninstall r = remove p = purge
second column
actual state
i = installed n = not installed
ii
installed and will stay installed
un
no longer available ("unknown") and not
installed, but since it's listed at all it was available once and the
system hasn't forgotten about it yet
