Forgot to paste some evidence for above...
Removing gdm ...
gdm stop/waiting
Purging configuration files for gdm ...
Removing user `gdm' ...
Warning: group `gdm' has no more members.
userdel: user gdm is currently logged in
/usr/sbin/deluser: `/usr/sbin/userdel gdm' returned error code 8. Exiting.
Could not remove gdm user.
/usr/sbin/delgroup: `gdm' still has `gdm' as their primary group!
Could not remove gdm group.
userdel: user gdm is currently logged in
/usr/sbin/deluser: `/usr/sbin/userdel gdm' returned error code 8. Exiting.
/usr/sbin/delgroup: `gdm' still has `gdm' as their primary group!
dpkg: error processing gdm (--purge):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 128
No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
Processing
triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
gdm
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
And this is when I start to think "it's way too much past midnight and I'm
getting too annoyed with these things".
Fixed with the same heavy-handed way I sorted out the lightdm.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992376
Title:
package lightdm (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
lightdm failed to install or uninstall properly. While it was
installed I could not login to my system. stopping the service and
then removing the package and installing gdm fixed the issue. Not as
pretty but at least I can login.
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: lightdm (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering:
lightdm-gtk-greeter: Purge
ubuntu-desktop: Purge
lightdm: Purge
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 30 21:15:34 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit
status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: lightdm
Title: package lightdm (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (3 days ago)
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