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beamends Joined: May 24, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted May 24, 2008 at 10:57:27 PM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Hi All, when installing MySQL (not included in Gusty) for some reason I felt the need to install mysql-connector-odbc This was downloaded but failed to install correctly. Ubuntu Gusty on as 32-bit Dell Now, whenever I use dkpg (with any of the options), synaptic, dselect or whatever they all fail with a message that the mysql-connector-odbc package cannot be found (there isn't one as far as I know), or that mysql-connector-odbc is danaged and the install/update (of any other packages as well) cannot proceed until it has been reinstalled and configured. I've been down this road before and finished up with a corrupt OS. Is there any way to get rid of this package/program with some other tool - none of the usual suspects work. I can't do anything until it is gone! Thanks in advance. Richard
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nanday Joined Jan 01, 1970 Posts: 10 Other Topics	Posted: May 25, 2008 1:49:58 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Try using the command apt-get remove on the broken package. If that doesn't work, have a look at: http://www.linux.com/articles/48910 for more suggestions about what to do to restore your system.
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 299 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: May 25, 2008 5:35:50 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Yes, use apt-get remove <package>. Also, run apt-get update. Take the red pill www.calacademy.org/blogs
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beamends Joined May 24, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted: May 27, 2008 9:43:38 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Hmm - deep joy! It still insists on trying to re-install the duff package, which came as a (can't remember the name, sorry) and had to be "aliened". I'll have another read of the link given and a ponder. Thanks Richard
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beamends Joined May 24, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted: May 27, 2008 4:49:20 PM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Right. I've gone through the ideas in the link - nothing ! Surely there must be a way of just saying that I simply don't want this dammed package, please delete it (without it insisting on trying to install it first)? As this is a work machine, re-installing the OS is a very major task (as in just what would I back up), and as this is the second time in three months that packaging has failed I'm pretty pee'd off. Is there really no package for mysql-connector-odbc anywhere, other than at MySQL via "alien", which has caused all the trouble in the first place? Cheers Richard
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 299 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: May 28, 2008 5:18:38 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package And you've tried all the apt-get options, including remove, clean, and check? Take the red pill www.calacademy.org/blogs
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beamends Joined May 24, 2008 Posts: 4 Other Topics	Posted: May 28, 2008 8:09:49 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Quote proopnarine: And you've tried all the apt-get options, including remove, clean, and check? I have indeed! Is there a list of the files that apt uses to decide which packages to install, it looks like the only way out is to force, somehow, apt to abandon trying to install a package I no longer want. There must be a way, surely? This is really peeing me off, I have other packages I desperately need to install for work. Cheers Richard
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 299 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: May 29, 2008 5:10:08 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Beamends, take a look at these (use the man pages?): apt.conf and apt-config Take the red pill www.calacademy.org/blogs
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Nathan Willis Joined Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 23 Location:Republica de Texas Other Topics	Posted: May 30, 2008 5:17:07 PM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Beamends, You said you had to convert the package with alien? In that case, I'm assuming that you installed it with dpkg, instead of with apt-get -- is that correct? Or, to get right to it: where exactly did you get the troublesome package? Thanks, Nate
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Matt Blank Joined Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 1 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 24, 2008 5:56:31 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package I'm having an issue with apt right now, I am unable to do anything because of a broken package. I can't figure out how to remove the broken package. Can anyone help?
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 299 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: Jun 26, 2008 4:52:02 AM Subject: Unable to Install - Broken Package Matt, include more information, such as the package name and your installation procedure, and post it to a new entry so that others will see it. Take the red pill www.calacademy.org/blogs
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