Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ufw
IPv6 is turned of in the system, with to following line in /etc/modprobe.d/aliases: alias net-pf-10 off #ipv6 Release: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/rcS.d# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch) Release: 8.10 Codename: intrepid Error: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/rcS.d# aptitude purge ufw Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: ufw{p} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 106880 files and directories currently installed.) Removing ufw ... Purging configuration files for ufw ... ip6tables v1.4.0: can't initialize ip6tables table `filter': Address family not supported by protocol Perhaps ip6tables or your kernel needs to be upgraded. dpkg: error processing ufw (--purge): subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 3 Errors were encountered while processing: ufw E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Solution is to enable ipv6 temporary and do modprobe ipv6, so ip6tables can be executed when removing the software. ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 Dependencies: DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 ErrorMessage: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 3 Package: ufw None PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ufw Title: package ufw None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 3 Uname: Linux 2.6.27-4-generic i686 ** Affects: ufw (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package -- ufw couldn't be removed when ipv6 is turned off https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278670 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs