Public bug reported: At some point the spacenavd service crashed & the pre-removal script failed because it was unable to stop the service, which was already stopped. Restarting the service & then dpkg -r fixed the problem
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: spacenavd (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 29 05:34:54 2011 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script was killed by signal (Terminated) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111129.1) SourcePackage: spacenavd Title: package spacenavd (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script was killed by signal (Terminated) UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: spacenavd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/909675 Title: package spacenavd (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script was killed by signal (Terminated) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spacenavd/+bug/909675/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs