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Old 08-28-2002, 05:29 PM   #1
Rodcl
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Unable to uninstall proftpd


I tried to install proftpd and changed my mind about and decided to uninstall it (i did no fully install it)
When i get to uninstall it i get :

apt-get remove --yes proftpd ;echo RESULT=$?
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
proftpd
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 24 not upgraded.
1 packages not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 397kB will be freed.
(Reading database ... 60879 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing proftpd ...
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
dpkg: error processing proftpd (--remove):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
proftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
RESULT=100

Has anyone any ideas on what i could do?
 
Old 08-31-2002, 03:20 AM   #2
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How did you "not" fully install it?
 
  


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