package libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0 5.1.0.41.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127

[Meqdad Hasan]

Hello!
I have a problem with some dependences. this happens when I tried to install ROS on my machine.
Today I start removing broken packages to reinstall them manually. However, This error occurred.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0 5.1.0.41.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-41.48-generic 4.2.8-ckt11
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 20 12:12:35 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0 (5.1.0.41.5-1) ...
 niReg: error while loading shared libraries: libOpenNI.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0 (--remove):
  subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
DuplicateSignature: package:libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0:5.1.0.41.5-1:subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-29 (263 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu3
SourcePackage: openni-sensor-pointclouds
Title: package libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0 5.1.0.41.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jochen Sprickerhof (v-launchpad-jochen-sprickerhof-de)]

That shouldn't happen, as niReg is in openni-utils and libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0 depnds on it. You should be able to fix it using:
apt-get install --reinstall openni-utils
apt-get remove libopenni-sensor-pointclouds0 openni-utils

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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