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FixingProgramsThatHauntYouForeverOnAPTFixing programs that haunt you forever on apt-get You find that special piece of software that you want to install in your Computer. ... You down load it and install it using your Ubuntu or debian based package manager... but then you are haunted forever of a package that needs fixed. E: The package INSERT-PACKAGE-NAME-HERE needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it. Here are several ways to get rid of the package and that annoying error message that stops you adding more software on your computer. 1. apt-get remove PACKAGE-NAME 2. dpkg -r PACKAGE-NAME or the brute-force way to fix it if nothing else works. 3. dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq PACKAGE-NAME A bit of brute force seemed to fix it and apt seems happy... so I'm happy. * * Just a word of warning.. be vary careful forcing the removal of a package. You may break your system if something else is dependant on it. * * |