[ncolug] Re: PS
- From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:24:17 -0500
Ubuntu Forums
http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1310116
Mike K.
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:09 PM, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey, all this was just to get Compiz Settings manager - now that I can run
> it, I still don't see a place to enable my scroll wheel to switch
> desktops...
>
> M. Knisely wrote:
>
>> Let the FLAME WAR begin!!! ;o)
>>
>> ** Written on an Ubuntu 9.10 system that is currently sharing a table with
>> two other 9.10 machines. **
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 6:53 PM, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:
>> larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> You are using Ubuntu 9.10
>> - the Karmic Koala - released in October 2009 and
>> supported until April 2011.
>>
>> There is no longer a need for anyone to ask anyone "what
>> distribution...?" Right? ; )
>>
>> Rob Gibson wrote:
>>
>> Larry,
>>
>> It looks like the postrm script is trying to stop CUPS before
>> making
>> modifications to the system (as it probably should) and is
>> failing.
>> The fact that the init script for CUPS tells me that one of three
>> things is going on.
>>
>> 1. CUPS is not installed, but the package you are trying to remove
>> expects it to be. Try installing CUPS to ensure that the postrm
>> script can do what it wants to do when removing that package.
>>
>> 2. The postrm script has a bug in it and needs to be worked
>> around.
>> Depending on what the script is actually doing, you might be
>> able to
>> replicate the actions of a particular line and then comment
>> that line
>> out in the script. Check
>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/ql550cupswrapper.postrm
>> for instances of /etc/init.d/cupsys and comment those lines
>> out. Most
>> likely, the system is trying to shut down CUPS. If that is
>> what is
>> happening, you can shut CUPS down manually and comment the line
>> safely. I would be VERY judicious with this option, as there is a
>> chance of breaking your package management just a bit if you
>> aren't
>> careful. Nothing really terrible, but it would need to be fixed
>> before any other changes could be made to packages on your system.
>>
>> 3. Depending on your distribution and version, there are some new
>> alternatives to the traditional SysV init and rc system that are
>> becoming more popular. With either Upstart or Debian
>> Testing's new
>> "dependency-based boot system," certain assumptions that we
>> take for
>> granted are no longer guaranteed. Scripts may be in different
>> locations and such.
>>
>> So I would look closely at what the postrm is doing and why
>> the script
>> can't find the /etc/init.d/cupsys script for your answer.
>> Also, what
>> distribution are you running?
>>
>> I hope we can help...
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 6:07 PM, larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> root@blackmagic:/home/larry# apt-get remove
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree Reading state information...
>> Done
>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>> ql550cupswrapper
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 39 not
>> upgraded.
>> 1 not fully installed or removed.
>> After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be
>> used.
>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
>> (Reading database ... 148379 files and directories
>> currently installed.)
>> Removing ql550cupswrapper ...
>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/ql550cupswrapper.postrm: 4:
>> /etc/init.d/cupsys: not found
>> dpkg: error processing ql550cupswrapper (--remove):
>> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error
>> exit status 127
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>> ql550cupswrapper
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> root@blackmagic:/home/larry#
>>
>> root@blackmagic:/home/larry# dpkg --force-all -r
>> ql550cupswrapper
>> (Reading database ... 148379 files and directories
>> currently installed.)
>> Removing ql550cupswrapper ...
>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/ql550cupswrapper.postrm: 4:
>> /etc/init.d/cupsys: not found
>> dpkg: error processing ql550cupswrapper (--remove):
>> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error
>> exit status 127
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>> ql550cupswrapper
>> root@blackmagic:/home/larry#
>>
>> root@blackmagic:/home/larry# apt-get install ql550cupswrapper
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree Reading state information...
>> Done
>> ql550cupswrapper is already the newest version.
>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>> ql550cupswrapper
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 39 not
>> upgraded.
>> 1 not fully installed or removed.
>> After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be
>> used.
>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
>> (Reading database ... 148379 files and directories
>> currently installed.)
>> Removing ql550cupswrapper ...
>> /var/lib/dpkg/info/ql550cupswrapper.postrm: 4:
>> /etc/init.d/cupsys: not found
>> dpkg: error processing ql550cupswrapper (--remove):
>> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error
>> exit status 127
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>> ql550cupswrapper
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> root@blackmagic:/home/larry#
>>
>>
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