On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:45:40 -0400, Haines wrote in message
<aFpltCm5ehJj5O3q@???>:

> Tito, thank you for your reply.
>
> I tried to correct the partial confiuration error for libc-bin. I
> tried
>
> # dpkg --configure -a
> # apt-get install -f
>
> # apt-get reinstall --reinstall libc-bin
>
> # apt-get install -f libc-bin
>
> and finally:
>

>   # dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq --dry-run libc-bin
>         dpkg: error processing package libc-bin (--remove):
>          this is an essential package; it should not be removed
>         Errors were encountered while processing:
>          libc-bin

..an angrier idea: dpkg -P and pile up all the angry stuff listed
in output from 'dpkg --force-help ' until you purgatory command
works, then clean up the mess you made.

> My fear is that if I purge the package and attenpt to reinstall it,
> my system will be dead in the water and in need of reinstallation

...or some TLC chrooting in from a rescue live usb stick...




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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
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