APT ERROR (since installing multiscan:i386) : subprocess installed post-installation script gave the error value 1 [duplicate]

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I have got a big problem with my package management (apt).
I tried to install the multiscan:i386 package and since then I always get errors when I'm using commands dealing with the package management.



I don't know if it matters, but I have got an i7-4720HQ, Ubuntu 17.10.1, 64-bit architecture and I'm normally installing amd64 packages.



me@LINUX:~$ sudo apt remove multiscan
[sudo] password for me: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 multiscan:i386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1647 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 98.3 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 459704 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing package multiscan:i386 (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 multiscan:i386



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  • @Melebius Thank you for the tip.
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    May 4 at 20:35










  • "and 1647 not upgraded." Your system has many obsolete packages, and will probably misbehave. Bring all 1647 pacgakes up to date.
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  • How to remove/install a package that is not fully installed?

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I have got a big problem with my package management (apt).
I tried to install the multiscan:i386 package and since then I always get errors when I'm using commands dealing with the package management.



I don't know if it matters, but I have got an i7-4720HQ, Ubuntu 17.10.1, 64-bit architecture and I'm normally installing amd64 packages.



me@LINUX:~$ sudo apt remove multiscan
[sudo] password for me: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 multiscan:i386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1647 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 98.3 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 459704 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing package multiscan:i386 (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 multiscan:i386



apt package-management 17.10




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  • @Melebius Thank you for the tip.
    – phyyyl
    May 4 at 20:35










  • "and 1647 not upgraded." Your system has many obsolete packages, and will probably misbehave. Bring all 1647 pacgakes up to date.
    – waltinator
    May 6 at 0:22












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  • How to remove/install a package that is not fully installed?

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I have got a big problem with my package management (apt).
I tried to install the multiscan:i386 package and since then I always get errors when I'm using commands dealing with the package management.



I don't know if it matters, but I have got an i7-4720HQ, Ubuntu 17.10.1, 64-bit architecture and I'm normally installing amd64 packages.



me@LINUX:~$ sudo apt remove multiscan
[sudo] password for me: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 multiscan:i386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1647 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 98.3 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 459704 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing package multiscan:i386 (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 multiscan:i386



apt package-management 17.10




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  • How to remove/install a package that is not fully installed?

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I have got a big problem with my package management (apt).
I tried to install the multiscan:i386 package and since then I always get errors when I'm using commands dealing with the package management.



I don't know if it matters, but I have got an i7-4720HQ, Ubuntu 17.10.1, 64-bit architecture and I'm normally installing amd64 packages.



me@LINUX:~$ sudo apt remove multiscan
[sudo] password for me: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 multiscan:i386
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1647 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 98.3 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 459704 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing package multiscan:i386 (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 multiscan:i386




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marked as duplicate by Fabby, Zanna, Eric Carvalho, vidarlo, waltinator May 6 at 0:22


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  • @Melebius Thank you for the tip.
    – phyyyl
    May 4 at 20:35










  • "and 1647 not upgraded." Your system has many obsolete packages, and will probably misbehave. Bring all 1647 pacgakes up to date.
    – waltinator
    May 6 at 0:22
















  • @Melebius Thank you for the tip.
    – phyyyl
    May 4 at 20:35










  • "and 1647 not upgraded." Your system has many obsolete packages, and will probably misbehave. Bring all 1647 pacgakes up to date.
    – waltinator
    May 6 at 0:22















@Melebius Thank you for the tip.
– phyyyl
May 4 at 20:35




@Melebius Thank you for the tip.
– phyyyl
May 4 at 20:35












"and 1647 not upgraded." Your system has many obsolete packages, and will probably misbehave. Bring all 1647 pacgakes up to date.
– waltinator
May 6 at 0:22




"and 1647 not upgraded." Your system has many obsolete packages, and will probably misbehave. Bring all 1647 pacgakes up to date.
– waltinator
May 6 at 0:22










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me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.postinst -f
me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.md5sums -f
me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.list -f
me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.prerm -f
me@LINUX:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq multiscan
(Lese Datenbank ... 459694 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Entfernen von multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...





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    me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.postinst -f
    me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.md5sums -f
    me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.list -f
    me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.prerm -f
    me@LINUX:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq multiscan
    (Lese Datenbank ... 459694 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
    Entfernen von multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...





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      me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.postinst -f
      me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.md5sums -f
      me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.list -f
      me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.prerm -f
      me@LINUX:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq multiscan
      (Lese Datenbank ... 459694 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
      Entfernen von multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...





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        I did it:



        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.postinst -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.md5sums -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.list -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.prerm -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq multiscan
        (Lese Datenbank ... 459694 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
        Entfernen von multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...





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        I did it:



        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.postinst -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.md5sums -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.list -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/multiscan.prerm -f
        me@LINUX:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq multiscan
        (Lese Datenbank ... 459694 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
        Entfernen von multiscan:i386 (0.8.5-1) ...






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