> 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 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. It is not the responsibility of apt to support packages with broken maintainer scripts. The package brscan2 comes from a third-party and you should contact them about this problem. Similar issues have sometimes been resolved with various hacks. Use at your own risk: http://serverfault.com/questions/165890/ubuntu-9-10-unable-to-install-packages-due-to-broken-packages http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1357523 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9311627/dpkg-how-to-ignore-error-in-post-pre-scripts ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- 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: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
