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Re: Problem with Synaptic

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On 12/11/2021 10:02, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
>> Try downloading it again (since it's not part of the archives, it must 
>> be downloaded manually) and running 'apt install ./brscan4-......deb' 
>> (substituting the actual file name, naturally). The './' is necessary 
>> to tell apt it's a file name.
>>
>>
> I appreciate your reply.
> 
> Here is what happened:
> 
> comp@AbNormal:~/Desktop$ sudo apt install ./brscan4-0.4.10-1.i386.deb
> [sudo] password for comp:
> 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.

Yeah, that didn't work.

You might try copying the .deb file to /var/cache/apt/archives and then 
trying something like 'apt -f install' to see if it picks the file.

If not, this like has some possible solutions: 
https://askubuntu.com/questions/88371/apt-synaptic-needs-to-reinstall-package-but-cant-find-the-archive-for-it 
(for another package, conincidentally also printer related). They seem 
to involve making apt/dpkg forget completely about the package. Backups 
are important here. (Well, they always are, but in this case they're 
even more important.)

If it works you can then try reinstalling it or going the "driverless" 
option.




-- 
And I alone am returned to wag the tail.

Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
eduardo@kalinowski.com.br

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  Re: Problem with Synaptic "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-11-11 19:20 +0100
    Re: Problem with Synaptic "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2021-11-11 19:40 +0100
  Re: Problem with Synaptic Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-11-11 20:10 +0100
    Re: Problem with Synaptic "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2021-11-11 20:40 +0100
      Re: Problem with Synaptic Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-11-11 21:20 +0100
        Re: Problem with Synaptic "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2021-11-11 22:10 +0100
        Re: Problem with Synaptic Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2021-11-12 13:40 +0100
          Re: Problem with Synaptic "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2021-11-12 14:10 +0100
            Re: Problem with Synaptic Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2021-11-12 14:30 +0100
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              Re: Problem with Synaptic Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-11-12 20:30 +0100
        Re: Problem with Synaptic "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2021-11-12 13:40 +0100
          Re: Problem with Synaptic Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2021-11-12 14:20 +0100
          Re: Problem with Synaptic Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-11-12 20:10 +0100
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