[octave3.0-info vs. dpkg] Dirty package uninstall in Debian - how to do it?

[E.S. Rosenberg]

I assume you are using apt or some other 'high level' tool, I have
found that when stuck like that removing with the dpkg command
generally works... (dpkg -P or dpkg -r depending on what you need).

HTH, שבת שלום,
Eliyahu - אליהו

2015-04-17 10:26 GMT+03:00 Lior Okman <lior at okman.name>:
> Hi,
>
> This is a dirty hack, but in the worst case, you can edit the octave3.0-info
> pre-removal script (it's in /var/lib/dpkg/info ) and have either debug that
> script or simply return 0 from it. If you do this, make sure to manually do
> what that script would have done. Once you edited that script, you will be
> able to uninstall octave3.0-info as usual (dpkg etc.).
>
> Regards,
> Lior
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Omer Zak <w1 at zak.co.il> wrote:
>>
>> In Linux (Debian Jessie which is currently Debian Testing), I
>> encountered the following bug from hell.
>>
>> I have installed the package octave3.0-info (1:3.0.1-6lenny3) which
>> conflicts with the new version of dpkg (1.17.25) which is part of Debian
>> Jessie.
>>
>> The current dpkg version that I have is 1.17.24, and there is a problem
>> with octave3.0-info which prevents the current dpkg from uninstalling
>> it.
>>
>> Hence, a deadlock which prevents me from upgrading to the new dpkg
>> version (I reported the bug:
>> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782714).
>>
>> Is there any expert who can advise me how to work around the deadlock
>> and allow me to install the new dpkg?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --- Omer
>>
>>
>>
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