Yes, same as ubuntu. And now much more than just your package gets affected by this problem:
# deborphan deborphan: The status file is in an improper state. One or more packages are marked as half-installed, half-configured, unpacked, triggers-awaited or triggers-pending. Exiting. A workaround I found was not what one would perhaps expect, # systemctl start mysql && aptitude safe-upgrade && systemctl stop mysql but instead one must do # systemctl enable mysql && aptitude safe-upgrade && systemctl disable mysql Anyway, just don't check if it is enabled or not, or at least have a dpkg configuration preference you can ask the user and remember about it. By the way, you then start mysql but don't remember to stop it when you are finished. "Didn't Mom teach you to leave the room like you found it?"
