Getting Error When Uninstalling Google Chrome

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I can't update or uninstall Google Chrome. I am getting this error:

Setting up google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ...

xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric

Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information.

dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

 google-chrome-stable

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I remember changing and replacing default icons of Google Chrome before. How do I solve this?

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

This is a problem with Google's packaging, so you should probably report it to them.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 20:28

I really don't think so. I guess something messed up when I replaced chrome's default icons. I guess that's the reason why it can't be updated/uninstalled. Do you know any way to force uninstall chrome? @dobey

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 20:34

Try sudo apt-get install -f

– Tim
Aug 2 '14 at 20:35

3

@Tim: If there's an error in the packaging scripts, it can NOT be resolved through apt, Synaptic, or the Software Center. It will have to be through dpkg.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:38

2

The postinst script of the package is passing the wrong arguments to a program it requires. That is a problem in the package.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 21:40

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I can't update or uninstall Google Chrome. I am getting this error:

Setting up google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ...

xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric

Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information.

dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

 google-chrome-stable

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I remember changing and replacing default icons of Google Chrome before. How do I solve this?

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

This is a problem with Google's packaging, so you should probably report it to them.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 20:28

I really don't think so. I guess something messed up when I replaced chrome's default icons. I guess that's the reason why it can't be updated/uninstalled. Do you know any way to force uninstall chrome? @dobey

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 20:34

Try sudo apt-get install -f

– Tim
Aug 2 '14 at 20:35

3

@Tim: If there's an error in the packaging scripts, it can NOT be resolved through apt, Synaptic, or the Software Center. It will have to be through dpkg.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:38

2

The postinst script of the package is passing the wrong arguments to a program it requires. That is a problem in the package.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 21:40

|
show 7 more comments

I can't update or uninstall Google Chrome. I am getting this error:

Setting up google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ...

xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric

Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information.

dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

 google-chrome-stable

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I remember changing and replacing default icons of Google Chrome before. How do I solve this?

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

I can't update or uninstall Google Chrome. I am getting this error:

Setting up google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ...

xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric

Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information.

dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--configure):

 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Errors were encountered while processing:

 google-chrome-stable

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I remember changing and replacing default icons of Google Chrome before. How do I solve this?

uninstall google-chrome

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

asked Aug 2 '14 at 20:26

Jye Ramirez

60110

This is a problem with Google's packaging, so you should probably report it to them.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 20:28

I really don't think so. I guess something messed up when I replaced chrome's default icons. I guess that's the reason why it can't be updated/uninstalled. Do you know any way to force uninstall chrome? @dobey

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 20:34

Try sudo apt-get install -f

– Tim
Aug 2 '14 at 20:35

3

@Tim: If there's an error in the packaging scripts, it can NOT be resolved through apt, Synaptic, or the Software Center. It will have to be through dpkg.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:38

2

The postinst script of the package is passing the wrong arguments to a program it requires. That is a problem in the package.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 21:40

|
show 7 more comments

This is a problem with Google's packaging, so you should probably report it to them.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 20:28

I really don't think so. I guess something messed up when I replaced chrome's default icons. I guess that's the reason why it can't be updated/uninstalled. Do you know any way to force uninstall chrome? @dobey

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 20:34

Try sudo apt-get install -f

– Tim
Aug 2 '14 at 20:35

3

@Tim: If there's an error in the packaging scripts, it can NOT be resolved through apt, Synaptic, or the Software Center. It will have to be through dpkg.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:38

2

The postinst script of the package is passing the wrong arguments to a program it requires. That is a problem in the package.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 21:40

This is a problem with Google's packaging, so you should probably report it to them.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 20:28

I really don't think so. I guess something messed up when I replaced chrome's default icons. I guess that's the reason why it can't be updated/uninstalled. Do you know any way to force uninstall chrome? @dobey

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 20:34

Try sudo apt-get install -f

– Tim
Aug 2 '14 at 20:35

@Tim: If there's an error in the packaging scripts, it can NOT be resolved through apt, Synaptic, or the Software Center. It will have to be through dpkg.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:38

The postinst script of the package is passing the wrong arguments to a program it requires. That is a problem in the package.

– dobey
Aug 2 '14 at 21:40

|
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Based on the error and the mention of post-installation script, I would say that even the installation didn't complete successfully. You'll have to run sudo dpkg --purge --force-all google-chrome-stable to remove it.

Edit: Run gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.postinst, and add a # in front of any lines that call xdg-icon-resource. Save it, and try removing the package again.

edited Aug 2 '14 at 21:57

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

Removing google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ... xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: google-chrome-stable

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:48

Thanks for the help but it still returns with error @Saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:49

Apparently, even dpkg has to run the scripts and make sure there are no errors. You might have to modify the scripts.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:52

Sorry I'm not quite sure how to do that.. @saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:56

Edited. I'm assuming you use/are familiar with gedit. If you would rather use a command-line tool, replace the command as appropriate.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:58

add a comment |

The response here helped me,

It's very similar to @saiarcot895, except I also had to modify /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.prerm in the same way.

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

add a comment |

What worked for me was installing the xdg-utils package, removing chrome, and removing the xdg.utils package once it all finished:

yum install xdg-utils

yum remove google-chrome

yum remove xdg-utils

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

Yes excellent answer, thank you.

– java-addict301
yesterday

add a comment |

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Edit: Run gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.postinst, and add a # in front of any lines that call xdg-icon-resource. Save it, and try removing the package again.

edited Aug 2 '14 at 21:57

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

Removing google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ... xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: google-chrome-stable

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:48

Thanks for the help but it still returns with error @Saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:49

Apparently, even dpkg has to run the scripts and make sure there are no errors. You might have to modify the scripts.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:52

Sorry I'm not quite sure how to do that.. @saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:56

Edited. I'm assuming you use/are familiar with gedit. If you would rather use a command-line tool, replace the command as appropriate.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:58

add a comment |

Edit: Run gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.postinst, and add a # in front of any lines that call xdg-icon-resource. Save it, and try removing the package again.

edited Aug 2 '14 at 21:57

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

Removing google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ... xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: google-chrome-stable

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:48

Thanks for the help but it still returns with error @Saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:49

Apparently, even dpkg has to run the scripts and make sure there are no errors. You might have to modify the scripts.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:52

Sorry I'm not quite sure how to do that.. @saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:56

Edited. I'm assuming you use/are familiar with gedit. If you would rather use a command-line tool, replace the command as appropriate.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:58

add a comment |

Edit: Run gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.postinst, and add a # in front of any lines that call xdg-icon-resource. Save it, and try removing the package again.

edited Aug 2 '14 at 21:57

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

Edit: Run gksudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.postinst, and add a # in front of any lines that call xdg-icon-resource. Save it, and try removing the package again.

edited Aug 2 '14 at 21:57

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

edited Aug 2 '14 at 21:57

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

answered Aug 2 '14 at 21:41

saiarcot895

9,50422333

Removing google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ... xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: google-chrome-stable

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:48

Thanks for the help but it still returns with error @Saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:49

Apparently, even dpkg has to run the scripts and make sure there are no errors. You might have to modify the scripts.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:52

Sorry I'm not quite sure how to do that.. @saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:56

Edited. I'm assuming you use/are familiar with gedit. If you would rather use a command-line tool, replace the command as appropriate.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:58

add a comment |

Removing google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ... xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: google-chrome-stable

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:48

Thanks for the help but it still returns with error @Saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:49

Apparently, even dpkg has to run the scripts and make sure there are no errors. You might have to modify the scripts.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:52

Sorry I'm not quite sure how to do that.. @saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:56

Edited. I'm assuming you use/are familiar with gedit. If you would rather use a command-line tool, replace the command as appropriate.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:58

Removing google-chrome-stable (36.0.1985.125-1) ... xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error processing package google-chrome-stable (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 xdg-icon-resource: size argument must be numeric Try 'xdg-icon-resource --help' for more information. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: google-chrome-stable

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:48

Thanks for the help but it still returns with error @Saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:49

Apparently, even dpkg has to run the scripts and make sure there are no errors. You might have to modify the scripts.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:52

Sorry I'm not quite sure how to do that.. @saiarcot895

– Jye Ramirez
Aug 2 '14 at 21:56

Edited. I'm assuming you use/are familiar with gedit. If you would rather use a command-line tool, replace the command as appropriate.

– saiarcot895
Aug 2 '14 at 21:58

add a comment |

The response here helped me,

It's very similar to @saiarcot895, except I also had to modify /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.prerm in the same way.

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

add a comment |

The response here helped me,

It's very similar to @saiarcot895, except I also had to modify /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.prerm in the same way.

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

add a comment |

The response here helped me,

It's very similar to @saiarcot895, except I also had to modify /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.prerm in the same way.

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

The response here helped me,

It's very similar to @saiarcot895, except I also had to modify /var/lib/dpkg/info/google-chrome-stable.prerm in the same way.

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

answered Jun 1 '15 at 19:47

Matt

1315

add a comment |

What worked for me was installing the xdg-utils package, removing chrome, and removing the xdg.utils package once it all finished:

yum install xdg-utils

yum remove google-chrome

yum remove xdg-utils

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

Yes excellent answer, thank you.

– java-addict301
yesterday

add a comment |

What worked for me was installing the xdg-utils package, removing chrome, and removing the xdg.utils package once it all finished:

yum install xdg-utils

yum remove google-chrome

yum remove xdg-utils

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

Yes excellent answer, thank you.

– java-addict301
yesterday

add a comment |

What worked for me was installing the xdg-utils package, removing chrome, and removing the xdg.utils package once it all finished:

yum install xdg-utils

yum remove google-chrome

yum remove xdg-utils

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

What worked for me was installing the xdg-utils package, removing chrome, and removing the xdg.utils package once it all finished:

yum install xdg-utils

yum remove google-chrome

yum remove xdg-utils

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

answered Apr 4 at 17:15

Luis Alberto Barandiaran

113

Yes excellent answer, thank you.

– java-addict301
yesterday

add a comment |

Yes excellent answer, thank you.

– java-addict301
yesterday

Yes excellent answer, thank you.

– java-addict301
yesterday

add a comment |

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