Jtdcftul

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and using an ordinary apt-get install playonlinux command to have it installed.

However, it is always getting stuck at (i.e. doesn't do anything further):

Preparing to unpack .../wine1.6-amd64_1%3a1.6.2-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...

Unpacking wine1.6-amd64 (1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4) over (1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4) ...

I have already tried running apt-get [auto]clean, apt-get update, also tried manually downloading from a different mirror and installing the package manually with dpkg -i, but all those attempts had the same outcome: stuck at Unpacking wine1.6-amd64.

Running sudo apt-get -f install or sudo dpkg --configure -a due to the broken earlier installation attempt didn't help either. And now looks like the 2 wine packages on my system are in a very inconsistent shape:

thatGuy@Neverland:/var$ dpkg -l wine1.6*

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold

| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend

|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)

||/ Name                                 Version                 Architecture            Description

+++-====================================-=======================-=======================-==============================================================================

iU  wine1.6                              1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4        amd64                   Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (Binary Emulator and Library)

iHR wine1.6-amd64                        1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4        amd64                   (no description available)

rHR wine1.6-i386                         1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4        i386                    Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (32-bit support)

Please help saving my bacon!

Thanks,
- R

Taken from Ubuntu Forums - Unable to remove bad package installed from .deb:

Let's modify the post to match your package:

1. Can you print the output of cat /var/lib/dpkg/status | grep wine?


2. dpkg -P wine


3. If this does not work: dpkg -L wine. This will list the files that wine uses.


4. Navigate to: /var/lib/dpkg/info.


5. Delete the file: wine.postrm, possibly wine-version.postrm


6. Run apt-get remove --purge wine
   


7. Remove all files and directories you found with dpkg -L.


8. Then run apt-get update.

I spent a couple of hours on this until I found two previous threads where Sophos AV antivirus interfered with this unpacking without throwing up a warning. Turning off live scanning, install Wine, then turn live scanning back on.

OFF: sudo /opt/sophos-av/bin/savconfig set LiveProtection false

ON: sudo /opt/sophos-av/bin/savconfig set LiveProtection true