I seem to have several problems with my computer since the last upgrade. When I boot up or restart X and login I get an error message that HAL could not be started. I fired up synaptic and it kills and upgrade attempt with the error message:
<br><br>E: /var/cache/apt/archives/hal_0.5.9.1-6ubuntu5_amd64.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2<br><br>I then decide to remove HAL so I can do a fresh install of it and I get this error message
<br><br>E: hal: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should<br><br>However, it ends there and does not tell me what to do.<br><br>I've tried all the usual such as <br><br> apt-get -f install<br><br>
synaptic fix broken packages<br><br>nothing helps. What do I need to do to resolve this, short of a reinstall from CD or DVD. This is a Gutsy 7.10 on an AMD 64 system with 2 Gig RAM and 500Gig SATA HD.<br><br>Thanl you,
<br>Bob. <br>