first try apt-get install --reinstall emacspeak Next try apt-get remove --Purge emacspeak then try dpkg-get -r emacspeak. The first command I gave you tries to reinstall the package the next one tries to remove the package and it's configuration and the dpkg command tries to remove the package but will not remove anything it may depend on.What part of emacspeak did not install? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn@home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:59 AM Subject: repairing failed emacspeak install > I tried to install Emacspeak, and it failed, and I cannot seem to run > anything else like apt-get. > So I think I need to use dpkg, to un-install a partial install of Emacspeak, > but I cannot figure out how to run it. > I have tried things like: > dpkg -no emacspeak > or dpkg configure emacspeak > and other such commands listed on the man page, and nothing works. > Any suggestions? > Thanks > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
