apt-get problems

[komyg]

Hi, I'm having some problem with apt-get, whenever I try to install something using apt-get install I get this error message:

(Reading database ... 75947 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace postgresql-8.1 8.1.4-0ubuntu1 (using postgresql-8.1_8.1.4-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
* Stopping PostgreSQL 8.1 database server * Error: specified cluster does not exist
[fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.1, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
* Stopping PostgreSQL 8.1 database server * Error: specified cluster does not exist
[fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.1, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.1_8.1.4-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--install):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
* Starting PostgreSQL 8.1 database server * Error: specified cluster does not exist
[fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.1, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
postgresql-8.1_8.1.4-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

When I try to remove it I get this error message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
postgresql-8.1
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 35 not upgraded.
14 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 12.9MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: error processing postgresql-8.1 (--remove):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal.
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
what(): basic_string::_S_construct NULL not valid
Aborted
root@felipe-desktop:~# Errors were encountered while processing:
postgresql-8.1


The package installation goes well, but postgresql is not working, and I can't remove it and install it again because it displays the same message.

How can I make it work, or how can I re-install it?

PS: When I was looking for the java-sun package I included some ubuntu repositories.

Thanks,
Komyg

[proteus71]

Re: apt-get problems

Try:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall postgresql-8.1
sudo apt-get remove postgresql-8.1

Let us know if that works.

[komyg]

Re: apt-get problems

I'm sorry but I've already tryed this commands and they don't work.
But I filed a bug report on this and the answer worked just fine. I'm posting here the commands that I used:

sudo apt-get install postgresql-common postgresql-client-common postgresql-8.1
sudo dpkg -P postgresql-8.1 postgresql-client-8.1

after this it's just:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-8.1
sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.1

Thank you for your help,
Komyg