I cannot reproduce this with 1.2.1-0ubuntu1, can you confirm?
ubuntu@ubuntu-VirtualBox:/tmp/lightdm-1.2.1$ sudo apt-get purge lightdm
[sudo] password for ubuntu:
Reading package lists... 0%Reading package lists... 100%Reading package
lists... Done
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following packages will be REMOVED:
lightdm* ubuntu-desktop*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 80 not upgraded.
After this operation, 501 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 144998 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ubuntu-desktop ...
Removing lightdm ...
Purging configuration files for lightdm ...
Removing user `lightdm' ...
Warning: group `lightdm' has no more members.
Done.
dpkg: warning: while removing lightdm, directory '/etc/lightdm' not empty so
not removed.
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
ubuntu@ubuntu-VirtualBox: /tmp/lightdm-1.2.1$
** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Matt Fischer (mfisch)
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package lightdm (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
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