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boycottsystemd

Can't install PM on Debian

Unread post by boycottsystemd » 2017-10-27, 12:36

Hello,

I've uninstalled PM but can't install it using pminstaller.sh:

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Another version of pale Moon is already installed. Please remove the installed version and try again.
Debian GNU/Linux 8.9 (jessie), 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.43-2+deb8u5 (2017-09-19) x86_64.

Any idea how to fix it ?

zorzi

Re: Can't install PM on Debian

Unread post by zorzi » 2017-10-27, 13:30

Hello,

You probably haven't uninstall Palemoon correctly. Did you use the debian repo first ? How did you remove it ?

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Re: Can't install PM on Debian

Unread post by gracious1 » 2017-10-27, 20:36

Try this command:

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sudo apt-get purge palemoon
(Enter password if promtped.)

What is the output? Paste it here to the forum.

You may also wish to try this:

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 sudo rm -rf /opt/palemoon && echo ok
(Enter password if promtped.)

If you see 'ok', then you have erased the Pale Moon installation; anything else, then Pale Moon wasn't installed there.

In that case we would have to look for it...
What is the output of these two commands?

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sudo updatedb
locate -i palemoon*ini 
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Re: Can't install PM on Debian

Unread post by Moonraker » 2017-10-27, 20:41

try opening your file manager as root and find any palemoon folders etc and delete them then try another install.
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boycottsystemd

[SOLVED] Re: Can't install PM on Debian

Unread post by boycottsystemd » 2017-10-28, 09:22

Thank you all, It's solved - I forgot that I installed it using apt-get. (I'm used to pminstaller.sh from other distros)

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