[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2013-06-02 Thread ill
apt-get is provided by the official ubuntu repos. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not

Re: [Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2013-06-02 Thread Daniel Hartwig
On 2 June 2013 15:02, ill 1058...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: apt-get is provided by the official ubuntu repos. It has already been explained why apt is not at fault here and will not be adapted to handle this kind of breakage. The problem is in the package ‘brscan2’ which Ubuntu does not

[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2013-06-02 Thread papukaija
Please do not reopen this bug report but instead report it to Brother's developers by selecting the appropriate contact link at the bottom of this page: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html . Thanks in advance. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status:

[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2013-05-31 Thread papukaija
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, it seems that you are not using a software package provided by the official Ubuntu repositories. Because of this the Ubuntu project can not support or fix your particular bug. Please report this bug to

[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2013-02-06 Thread ill
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2012-10-05 Thread ill
It is still apt's bug if it is unable to uninstall it. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not

[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2012-10-05 Thread Daniel Hartwig
status:Invalid → Confirmed Please do not confirm your own reports. It is still apt's bug if it is unable to uninstall it. No, it isn't. See bug #12508, for example, and http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html. The package maintainer scripts contain

[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2012-10-05 Thread ill
The package maintainer scripts contain instructions on how to remove the package. APT and dpkg absolutely rely on those instructions and can not remove a package if they are broken. It is not safe otherwise, neither is it clear *how* to remove the package. That in itself is a security risk,

[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2012-10-04 Thread Marc Deslauriers
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a regular (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross

Re: [Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall

2012-10-04 Thread Daniel Hartwig
On 5 October 2012 03:27, Marc Deslauriers marc.deslauri...@canonical.com wrote: ** Package changed: ubuntu = apt (Ubuntu) The dpkg output makes it clear that the issue is with the maintainer script of this “brscan2” package. I do not see that Ubuntu provides such a package. status invalid