Ubuntu - Force remove broken package

Error:

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:


Solution:

$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/<broken package>.* /tmp

$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq <broken package>
(Reading database ...
dpkg: warning: files list file for package `<broken package>' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
(Reading database ... 243692 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing <broken package> ...


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Android - GitHub error: Connection refused

Error:

github.com[0: 207.97.227.239]: errno=Connection refused
fatal: unable to connect a socket (Connection refused)

Solution: 

Use https://github.com instead of git://github.com


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Ubuntu + Moblock; Enable Internet Messaging Client

Instructions:

# sudo vi /etc/blockcontrol/blockcontrol.conf

WHITE_TCP_OUT="http https 1863 5222 5050"


Note on ports:
1863: MSN Messenger
5222: GoogleTalk
5050: Yahoo! Messenger

Ubuntu {9.10 and 10.04} x64 Diskless Terminal Client Project

Current setting:

Terminal/NFS/DNS/DHCP server IP: 192.168.1.2
Router IP: 192.168.1.1
Kernel: 2.6.31-21-generic


Instructions: