Help uninstalling ia32-apt-get
I am using Debian unstable with the 2.6.28-1-amd64 kernel.
The recent changes in the 32-bit libraries were confusing, I tried to change some stuff, I tried to uninstall some stuff and things are broken. Now, when I attempt to update my system using synaptic I get the following message ... Code:
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog Now, I am going to try to create an ia32-apt-get directory with nothing in it and see if that works, but the man pages have not been helpful, and I'm hoping someone here can point out the least painful way to get my updates working again. |
Try "apt-get -f install", or "apt-get -f remove" ("-f" is short for "fix broken"). For more of these tips, see this site here.
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But, then, I typed "sudo apt-get update" and "sudo: apt-get: command not found" is what I got in response. So both my amd64 and ia32 versions of apt-get are goners. I would really like to reinstall apt-get or apt or whatever will restore apt to its proper function. I tried to update using synaptic and got the following. Code:
dpkg (subprocess): failed to exec dpkg-deb to extract control information: no such file or directory Would erasing the contents /var/cache/archives/ be helpful at all? |
Getting apt working
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Another thing to try too is aptitude (which would spare you having to mess around with dependencies). If apt is broken, perhaps you can install apt via aptitude ("aptitude install apt"), and see if that works. If apt is already installed, try "dpkg-reconfigure apt", and see if that helps. |
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It seems that dpkg-deb cannot find the control information when attempting to install a package. So, 'dpkg -i *.deb' where *=any package at all does not work. I have exhausted my shallow set of knowledge and skills here, and I am afraid my only option is to attempt to re-install the system. And I really don't want to do that. Any further suggestions or help would be appreciated. |
It appears that reinstalling is the best option. But, perhaps you could first try installing the source package of dpkg (at http://packages.debian.org/sid/dpkg) and the sources package of apt (at http://packages.debian.org/sid/apt) first, and then see if you can get things going.
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