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

[Mohamad Fadavi]

Cannot purge package 'minetest-server'

$ sudo apt purge minetest-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  minetest-server*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 393561 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing minetest-server (0.4.14+repack-5) ...
Purging configuration files for minetest-server (0.4.14+repack-5) ...
rm: cannot remove '/var/games/minetest-server': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package minetest-server (--purge):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 minetest-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

$ lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 17.04

Machine: ASUS N552VW-A

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: minetest-server (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
 minetest-server:amd64: Purge
 NULL: ConfigurePending
 NULL: PurgePending
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 2 21:08:28 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing minetest-server (0.4.14+repack-5) ...
 Purging configuration files for minetest-server (0.4.14+repack-5) ...
 rm: cannot remove '/var/games/minetest-server': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package minetest-server (--purge):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: minetest
Title: package minetest-server (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-17 (15 days ago)

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml