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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tom Potts wrote: > On Wednesday 07 January 2009 10:33, Alan Pope wrote: >> 2009/1/7 Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>> I've just dug out my mpc (having shelved it after I found it wouldnt boot >>> on power restore!) and have a couple of questions: >>> 1) Does it upgrade to 8.04 lts ok? >> I have run 8.04 and 8.10 on mine. > I've just tried to upgrade to 8.04LTS and its gone pear shaped*. > I now have a package gsfonts that I cant remove or reinstall and any dpkg > command says it cant do anything because that package is so badly corrupted - > any ideas how to get rid of it/replace it? Try using "dpkg" with the "--force-remove-reinstreq" option. There are several threads on www.ubuntuforums.org concerning how to force the removal or reinstallation of packages. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAklnqx4ACgkQsoRLMhsZpFdWzgCZAaRxTUJ+9N+CPajI8NcxOecH V6UAnAweThPxEHgFIrM2drUK5aMymkfk =4Gsr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html