It's standard for files in /etc/init.d to get marked as conffiles. The normal way to handle this is for the init script to do an early check if the package is installed, and exit out if it is not. For instance, line 16 or so of my /etc/init.d/ssh has
test -x /usr/sbin/sshd || exit 0 -- apt-get remove vmware-player doesn't remove vmware-player service https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/74065 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
