package sudo 1.9.5p2-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed sudo package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: sudo 1.9.5p2-3ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-52.59-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-52-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71.2
AptOrdering:
 ubuntu-minimal:amd64: Purge
 sudo:amd64: Purge
 NULL: ConfigurePending
 NULL: PurgePending
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Sun Jul 3 00:10:20 2022
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2022-07-03 00:10:20
 Commandline: /usr/bin/apt-get purge sudo
 Purge: sudo:amd64 (1.9.5p2-3ubuntu2), ubuntu-minimal:amd64 (1.472)
ErrorMessage: installed sudo package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-04-14 (444 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.9, Python 3.9.7, python3-minimal, 3.9.4-1build1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.18-9
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.20.9ubuntu2.2
 apt 2.3.9ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: sudo
Title: package sudo 1.9.5p2-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed sudo package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2022-07-02 (0 days ago)
VisudoCheck:
 /etc/sudoers: parsed OK
 /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Thanks for reporting this bug. You tried to remove sudo and sudo gave a clear warning in the dpkg terminal log:

```
Removing ubuntu-minimal (1.472) ...
Removing sudo (1.9.5p2-3ubuntu2) ...
You have asked that the sudo package be removed,
but no root password has been set.
Without sudo, you may not be able to gain administrative privileges.

If you would prefer to access the root account with su(1)
or by logging in directly,
you must set a root password with "sudo passwd".

If you have arranged other means to access the root account,
and you are sure this is what you want,
you may bypass this check by setting an environment variable
(export SUDO_FORCE_REMOVE=yes).

Refusing to remove sudo.
dpkg: error processing package sudo (--remove):
 installed sudo package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
```

So sudo is working as intended. If it wasn't your intention to remove sudo, please file a bug against the package that caused the removal. In that case we need to know what was installed and what was intended to be installed/removed.