corrupted file removal

[Fred Schuelzky]

James Gray wrote:
> On 18/03/2008, at 12:24 PM, Fred Schuelzky wrote:
>
>   
>> The other nite I tried to install goggleearth from the medibuntu site.
>> At the EULA, yes or no prompt I became confused or crs hit me.  Now  
>> I am
>> unable to use update mgr.  Snyaptic gives me this message  E:
>> goggleearth: Package is in a very inconsistant state - you should
>> the error message stops there,  i should what?
>>
>> Any ideas on how to remove this corrupted package
>>     
>
> Try on the command line (xterm/gterm/etc):
> sudo apt-get -f remove
>
> That should try to fix any packages that have been left in an  
> inconsistent state (-f means "fix broken") removing them in the  
> process (if possible).  If that completes you should be able to use  
> Synaptic etc and add/remove any packages as normal.
>
> If it fails, please post back with the exact error you get.
>
> Good luck,
>
> James
>
>   
James thanks a million!  Your fix got me fixed.  I thought we were going 
to remove the package  the sudo apt-get -f remove command actually 
reinstalled the package.
 When I tried the  update manager it actually  updated  googleearth to 
the latest version.

I sure appreciate your help
 
thanks Fred