Attempted to install xpdf

[danielh]

Hi, I attempted to install xpdf and something broke.

daniel@fuksap:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 662 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 32.6MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 67712 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686 ...

You are running a kernel (version 2.4.27-3-686) and attempting to remove
the same version. This is a potentially disastrous action. Not only
will /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-3-686 be removed, making it impossible to boot
it, (you will have to take action to change your boot loader to boot
a new kernel), it will also remove all modules under the directory
/lib/modules/2.4.27-3-686. Just having a copy of the kernel image is not
enough, you will have to replace the modules too.

I repeat, this is very dangerous. If at all in doubt, answer
no. If you know exactly what you are doing, and are prepared to
hose your system, then answer Yes.
Remove the running kernel image (not recommended) [No]?
dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686 (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
daniel@fuksap:~$


And ofcourse I selected 'no', any suggestions how this can be fixed?

[tomt]

Looks like you have not specified the package you want installed and it has defaulted to kernel which has to be removed before fresh install.
Try following:
sudo apt-get install xpdf
(I would avoid using '-f' switch if this can be avoided.)
Regards

[danielh]

Sorry, I should of explained myself further.

After using apt to install xpdf, it downloaded fine, but during the installation that error was produced.

The apt -f installed attempts to fix what was broken. But it reproduces an identical error to the one that was displayed during the install of xpdf.

[Nueguns]

make an apt-get update and install 'evince' instead of pdf,... and hope everything goes fine, if yes the problem isnt solved but we found a way to travel around^^

lg