[tex-live] "forcibly removed"??

[Robin Fairbairns]

Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at> wrote:

> On Mi, 25 Jul 2012, Martin Schröder wrote:
>
> > I seem to remember that packages became "forcibly removed"
> > when their installation didn't work (e.g. because of a
> > broken download).
> 
> Yes indeed, that also happens.

probably the problem; i normally install from my local ctan, but i tried
a net install first time with tl'12.  having satisfied myself it was
working, i killed it off... 

thanks all.  sorry for the noise (hope it helped someone else who
_hadn't_ done something silly...).

robin