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Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management

From Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management
Date 2022-01-05 18:20 +0100
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On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 05:26:21PM +0100, Urs Thuermann wrote:
> Yes, and my question should be about dpkg & friends how to get out of
> that state where a single corrupted package blocks everything.

Use dpkg to purge it.  With force if needed.

dpkg --force-help

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Single broken package blocks whole package management Urs Thuermann <urs@isnogud.escape.de> - 2022-01-05 14:50 +0100
  Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2022-01-05 15:30 +0100
    Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-01-05 16:20 +0100
      Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management Urs Thuermann <urs@isnogud.escape.de> - 2022-01-05 17:40 +0100
        Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2022-01-05 18:20 +0100
        Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-01-05 18:20 +0100
    Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management Urs Thuermann <urs@isnogud.escape.de> - 2022-01-05 17:00 +0100
  Re: Single broken package blocks whole package management David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-01-05 17:00 +0100

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