Re: Problems invoking psql, was: Re: Troubles at

On Mon, 2002-11-25 at 06:58, Hugh Esco wrote:
> Oliver Elphick asked:
> >What have you got in /var/lib/dpkg/diversions?
>
> Do you really want to see the whole list?
> Or is there perhaps something in particular you are looking for?
>
Anything relevant to mysql and postgresql

> Here is the dialogue for my reinstall attempt.
> Man, these error messages are starting to look familiar.
>
> >biko:/var/lib/dpkg# apt-get --reinstall install postgresql-client
...
> >dpkg: conflicting diversions involving `/Package: mysql-common' or
> >`/Status: ins
> >tall ok installed'
> >E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
> >biko:/var/lib/dpkg#
>
> With more interminable hard disk spinning
> as my only response to an attempt to once
> again invoke psql.

Since the reinstall failed, you're still in the same state you were in
before.

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Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
LFIX Limited