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Old 11-11-2011, 08:09 AM   #1
malayo
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cannot remove binding-of-isaac package


i installed the game binding-of-isaac from humble bundle on my debian 6 and it prevents me from installing any package

Code:
# aptitude install virtualbox-ose
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libcurl3{a} libqt4-opengl{a} libssh2-1{a} libvncserver0{a} virtualbox-ose 
  virtualbox-ose-dkms{a} virtualbox-ose-qt{a} 
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
  binding-of-isaac 
0 packages upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 54.2 MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] 
E: I wasn't able to locate file for the binding-of-isaac package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.
E: I wasn't able to locate file for the binding-of-isaac package. This might mean you need to manually fix this package.
E: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download
it also cannot be purged

Code:
# aptitude purge binding-of-isaac
The following packages will be REMOVED:  
  binding-of-isaac{p} 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 4,194 kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] 
dpkg: error processing binding-of-isaac (--purge):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
configured to not write apport reports
                                      Errors were encountered while processing:
 binding-of-isaac
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
any tips or hints?
 
  


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