package hwtest-gtk 0.1-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2

[Marshall Neill]

Binary package hint: hwtest

1. 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

2. sudo deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get -y remove --purge
3. Then I went into Synaptics Package Manager and selected all the Not Installed, Residual Configurations and clicked apply.
4. The message came up with a problem to hwtest. So I elected to reinstall it, hence this bug report.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Package: hwtest-gtk 0.1-0ubuntu10
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: hwtest
Title: package hwtest-gtk 0.1-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64

[Daniel Manrique (roadmr)]

I see a message on the dpkg log about this file not being found:

/var/lib/dpkg/info/hwtest.postrm

Somehow, the removal process still expected this file to be there and barfed when it couldn't execute it. May have something to do with the way you removed/purged the packages.

This particular release of Ubuntu (8.10) reached EOL over a year ago, and is thus no longer supported. As well, hwtest has been superseded by checkbox and is now considered obsolete. Thus, I'll mark the bug report invalid. However, please do report again if you experience a similar problem on a currently-supported release.

Thanks!