ceph package pre-removal script subprocess returmed error exit status 5

[Joel Van Boxtel]

did a bug report due to that it still not fixed in Ubuntu 18.04, this is a duplicate of #1546112 however in a different version as Ubuntu.

root@lynk:/# sudo apt purge ceph*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'ceph-fs-common' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-common' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-mds' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-mgr' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-mon' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-osd' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-test' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-deploy' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-base' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-resource-agents' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-fuse' for glob 'ceph*'
Note, selecting 'ceph-client-tools' for glob 'ceph*'
Package 'ceph-client-tools' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'ceph-fs-common' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'ceph-deploy' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'ceph-fuse' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'ceph-mds' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'ceph-resource-agents' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'ceph-test' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  formencode-i18n libboost-program-options1.65.1
  libboost-python1.65.1 libboost-random1.65.1 libboost-regex1.65.1
  libcephfs2 libgoogle-perftools4 libibverbs1 libjs-sphinxdoc
  libjs-underscore libleveldb1v5 librados2 libradosstriper1 librbd1
  libtcmalloc-minimal4 libunwind8 python-cephfs python-certifi
  python-cherrypy3 python-dnspython python-formencode
  python-logutils python-mako python-markupsafe python-openid
  python-paste python-pastedeploy python-pastedeploy-tpl
  python-pastescript python-pecan python-prettytable
  python-pyinotify python-rados python-rbd python-repoze.lru
  python-requests python-routes python-scgi python-simplegeneric
  python-singledispatch python-tempita python-waitress python-webob
  python-webtest python-werkzeug
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  ceph* ceph-base* ceph-common* ceph-mgr* ceph-mon* ceph-osd*
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 6 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 134 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 205987 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ceph-mgr (12.2.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Failed to stop ceph.service: Unit ceph.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript ceph, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing package ceph-mgr (--remove):
 installed ceph-mgr package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5
Removing ceph-osd (12.2.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Failed to stop ceph.service: Unit ceph.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript ceph, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing package ceph-osd (--remove):
 installed ceph-osd package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5
Removing ceph-mon (12.2.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Failed to stop ceph.service: Unit ceph.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript ceph, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing package ceph-mon (--remove):
 installed ceph-mon package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5
dpkg: ceph-base: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 ceph-mgr depends on ceph-base (= 12.2.2-0ubuntu2).
 ceph-mon depends on ceph-base (= 12.2.2-0ubuntu2).
 ceph-osd depends on ceph-base (= 12.2.2-0ubuntu2).

Removing ceph-base (12.2.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Failed to stop ceph.service: Unit ceph.service not loaded.
invoke-rc.d: initscript ceph, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing package ceph-base (--remove):
 installed ceph-base package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 5
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg: ceph-common: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 ceph-base depends on ceph-common (= 12.2.2-0ubuntu2).
 ceph-osd depends on ceph-common (= 12.2.2-0ubuntu2).

Removing ceph-common (12.2.2-0ubuntu2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ceph-mgr
 ceph-osd
 ceph-mon
 ceph-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

did a bug report due to that it still not fixed in ubuntu 18.04

system info
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

Linux version 4.15.0-12-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-002) (gcc version 7.3.0 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-5ubuntu1)) #13-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 8 06:24:47 UTC 2018

Ceph info (all packages incluing not installed packages)
root@lynk:/# apt-cache policy ceph*
ceph-fs-common:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
ceph-common:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
     12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ceph-mds:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
     12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
ceph-mgr:
  Installed: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ceph-mon:
  Installed: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ceph-osd:
  Installed: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ceph-test:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
     12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
ceph-deploy:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.5.38-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
     1.5.38-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe i386 Packages
ceph-base:
  Installed: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ceph-resource-agents:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
     12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe i386 Packages
ceph:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
     12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ceph-fuse:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 12.2.2-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
     12.2.2-0ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
ceph-client-tools:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:

[Joel Van Boxtel (jeol13)]

i also added some false pre-removal script due to that they do not exist on my system but that failed.