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[LUG] libghc6-cairo-dev ... errors

 

I am trying (and failing) to fix an error with the above package on 
debian etch,  (upgraded system from sid).  anyway I need this fixed so I 
can install flashplugin-nonfree,  so my webbrowser does not keep 
crashing, when viewing a page with flash.  This has been an issue for 
months, and is getting rather annoying despite help from the chatroom I 
am getting no where.

using dselect

running dpkg --pending --remove ...
(Reading database ... 184768 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libghc6-cairo-dev ...
ghc-pkg: cannot find package cairo-0.9.10.5
dpkg: error processing libghc6-cairo-dev (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Reading package info from 
"/usr/lib/haskell-packages/ghc6/lib/cairo-0.9.10.5/cairo.package.conf" 
... done.
ghc-pkg: dependency mtl doesn't exist (use --force to override)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libghc6-cairo-dev
dpkg --remove returned error exit status 1.
Press <enter> to continue.

using apt-get remove
root@duron1600:/home/psutton# apt-get remove libghc6-cairo-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libghc6-cairo-dev
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 22 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 2327kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 184768 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libghc6-cairo-dev ...
ghc-pkg: cannot find package cairo-0.9.10.5
dpkg: error processing libghc6-cairo-dev (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Reading package info from 
"/usr/lib/haskell-packages/ghc6/lib/cairo-0.9.10.5/cairo.package.conf" 
... done.
ghc-pkg: dependency mtl doesn't exist (use --force to override)
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libghc6-cairo-dev
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have run apt-get update etc but still no luck in fixing this.

Is there a way to remove this package manually,  and edit some sort of 
database somewhere, that will tell apt, dpkg or whatever that its not 
there anymore allowing the package to be reinstalled

thanks

Paul

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