On a general basis I want to know which command I can use if I need to run sudo dpkg --configure -a to solve a problem with a package but if I don't want to continue the installation but abort it and remove the package.
Specifically, I tried to install Citadel on my Raspberry which I aborted during the download of a file. The process was not continuing and I did not find another way as to exit the ssh-session and later kill the process.
Now, I want to remove the package, but upon apt remove citadel-suite I get the error that I have to run dpkg --configure -a. If I run this it tries to install the package again and I run into the same problem.
Which command would instead purge all of the installed packages and give dpkg free?
I now was able to
apt purgethe packages which I tried to install instead of running the above command. This resolved the issue. This was not possible before but probably it was due to a running process. So, there is no need to rundpkg --configure -a, just if you really want to finalize the installation.