[SOLVED] Cannot remove the installed packages

Markus Wiesner · 12-12-2018, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orbea

Please paste the output of the following command.

Code:

stat /var/lib/pkgtools/packages/blueman-2.0.6-x86_64-2

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpregos

orbea here is what you asked

Did you really run the command with the full path? In my stat output the "File:" is identical to the command line, i.e. including the path!

Code:

$ stat /var/lib/pkgtools/packages/aaa_base-14.2-x86_64-5
  File: /var/lib/pkgtools/packages/aaa_base-14.2-x86_64-5
  Size: 2134            Blocks: 8          IO Block: 4096   regular file
[..]

So it looks like you omitted the path. You wrote above that you were in /var/log/packages. This should be a symlink to /var/lib/pkgtools/packages. But maybe yours is still a directory. Please paste the output of:

Code:

ls -ld /var/log/packages

orbea · 12-12-2018, 06:10 PM

Good point, I didn't notice that...gotta love it when people say they follow instructions, but really you are left picking apart at the inconsistencies.

Richard Cranium · 12-12-2018, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpregos

sharing the scenario, maybe could be helpfull:
- Install 14.2 from dvd
- follow this guide to install the current iso from here
- make initrd for kernel 4.19.2 and put it to /boot
- reboot

You didn't install 14.2, you installed -current. Or some mutant mismatch of the two.

Gordie · 12-12-2018, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpregos

yes,a lot actually
i change the permission but nothing happened

maybe it has to do with the CPRYPT + LVM partition that i choose to use/install slackware.
sharing the scenario, maybe could be helpfull:
- Install 14.2 from dvd
- follow this guide to install the current iso from here
- make initrd for kernel 4.19.2 and put it to /boot
- reboot

Just trying to understand things. Did you install 14.2 and then go and install current on top of it? If not, did you use slackpkg to upgrade to current or what was it that you actually did?

bamunds · 12-12-2018, 09:31 PM

Since this is a new install... Why not download -current iso, create a DVD, wipe everything and follow the -current install guide? Simply apply the crypt/lvm instructions for -current and everything should be fine. There is no purpose in trying to figure out what is wrong with blueman install, when 30 minutes of re-installing -current with a full wipe of the HDD will result in a solution and having everything working properly. It is also a lot less time for the very friendly experts here to chase a unknown cause, when the solution is only 30 minutes away. Cheers.

mpregos · 12-13-2018, 01:03 PM

to sum up and answer to all questions that you put in this thread :

Quote:

to Mark

bash-4.4$ ls -ld /var/log/packages/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 57344 Dec 12 20:10 /var/log/packages/

it looks that in my setup is directory.Although, every new package that i install e.g chrome, the corresponding info package file . saved to

Quote:

/var/lib/pkgtools/packages

To quorda:

Quote:

I install 14.2 from dvd, and then i download the current from a public ftp, and installed as a new system, not on top of it.
I format the root partition - install - configure system e.t.c

To bamunds: I fully understand what you say, but in my case, i have a laptop, and i replace the cdrom with hdd.I do not want everytime to do:
1. download current
2. burn it to dvd
3. install it
Setting extra initrd.img in /boot , gives you a way to install slackware via hdd, which is actually pretty cool !!!when i discovered this, i appreciate Linux even more!!!

And after all, it's good to figure out WTF went wrong with my system!!!

Markus Wiesner · 12-13-2018, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpregos

it looks that in my setup is directory.Although, every new package that i install e.g chrome, the corresponding info package file .

For whatever reason your old /var/log/packages and probably also the other directories were not moved to their new location when upgrading pkgtools. You can fix that with:

Code:

mv /var/log/packages/* /var/lib/pkgtools/packages/
rmdir /var/log/packages
ln -s ../lib/pkgtools/packages /var/log/packages

mv /var/log/scripts/* /var/lib/pkgtools/scripts/
rmdir /var/log/scripts
ln -s ../lib/pkgtools/scripts /var/log/scripts

mv /var/log/setup/* /var/lib/pkgtools/setup/
rmdir /var/log/setup
ln -s ../lib/pkgtools/setup /var/log/setup

mv /var/log/removed_packages/* /var/log/pkgtools/removed_packages/
rmdir /var/log/removed_packages
ln -s pkgtools/removed_packages /var/log/removed_packages

mv /var/log/removed_scripts/* /var/log/pkgtools/removed_scripts/
rmdir /var/log/removed_scripts
ln -s pkgtools/removed_scripts /var/log/removed_scripts

After that removepkg should be able to find the old package.

mpregos · 12-13-2018, 02:55 PM

ok Markus , i didn't execute all the commands, but i create the links for every package in /var/log/packages/ to /var/lib/pkgtool/packages
and now it works
changes
Here is the content of the folder: /var/lib/pkgtool/packages:

Quote:

# ls -al /var/lib/pkgtools/packages/

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Dec 13 22:32 xrandr-1.5.0-x86_64-2 -> /var/log/packages/xrandr-1.5.0-x86_64-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Dec 13 22:32 xrdb-1.1.1-x86_64-2 -> /var/log/packages/xrdb-1.1.1-x86_64-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 41 Dec 13 22:32 xrefresh-1.0.6-x86_64-2 -> /var/log/packages/xrefresh-1.0.6-x86_64-2

I don't know, how i ended up with this configuration ,albeit this installation consider as fresh install.
Now i am able to remove package from both directories.It looks that is mandatory to have the packages also and in /var/lib/pkgtool/packages directory (...or to link it :P)

Finally, i can not find the CHANGES.txt that write the new slackware package behavior!!!

Setting this thread as SOLVED!!!!

orbea · 12-14-2018, 07:58 AM

Creating links to every package is not the solution...you should follow instructions instead of assuming you know better.