package gnome-robots (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Gregory David Van Breemen]

I tried to uninstall using Synaptic and got this error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: gnome-robots (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 28 19:02:28 2013
DuplicateSignature:
 Purging configuration files for gnome-nibbles ...
 rm: cannot remove ‘/var/games/’: Is a directory
 dpkg: error processing gnome-nibbles (--purge):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-27 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-robots
Title: package gnome-robots (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-27 (1 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-robots - 1:3.8.1-2

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gnome-robots (1:3.8.1-2) unstable; urgency=low

  * debian/gnome-robots.postrm:
    + Fix typo that prevented the package from being purged.
      Closes: #711537.
  * debian/gnome-robots.postinst:
    + Rename FILES to FILE for consistency with the postrm and to
      avoid mistakes as the latter is more self explanatory.

 -- Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:44:18 +0200

[Manish-Raj (twas6263)]

still there in saucy with same version ( 1:3.8.1-2 ) ..

Do i have to install and then uninstall to purge the package ?

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

raring has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the raring task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".