installation fails, removal fails as well

[Geoffrey Perez]

(rcludw 1/6/07)

Apt get complains that the package didn't install correctly and refuses to deinstall it. The problem is in /etc/init.d/upnpd.

The init script contains bashisms that break in Edgy.

Also the init script requires configuration before it can be removed with apt-get. This error led apt-get and dpkg to believe that there was a problem with the installation when there really wasn't.

Fix:

Apply the patch attached below to /etc/init.d/upnpd, and rebuild the package.

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For some reason, I tried installing this. During the setting up and configuring process, I get hit with this:

Setting up linux-igd (0.cvs20060201-1) ...
External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd
invoke-rc.d: initscript upnpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing linux-igd (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-igd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Afterwards, I tried reinstalling, which didn't work, and then decided to remove it completely. It won't remove itself though:

Removing linux-igd ...
External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd
invoke-rc.d: initscript upnpd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing linux-igd (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
External interface not specified in /etc/default/upnpd
invoke-rc.d: initscript upnpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-igd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Though it would be nice to see this package working, I just want to remove it now just so I don't get the same error each time I run apt-get/synaptic/adept whatever.

[Geoffrey Perez (geopgeop)]

Turns out I have to configure it manually to remove it as the action "stop" can't stop what hasn't been started. The interfaces were commented out by default, so I uncommented them, reinstalled, then uninstalled. I might consider it a bug still in that removing the package doesn't work automatically.

[stiz (joeandkrystal)]

I had the same problem and your suggestion worked. I can remove the packages.

[rcludw (rob-rcludw)]

It looks like the problem is with the /etc/init.d/upnpd script.

Added patch

[Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)]

"This is fixed in
http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=linux-igd

but I'm having difficulties contacting my sponsor and get the packages
uploaded." -- José Fonseca

[Barry deFreese (bddebian)]

Package has been orphaned in Debian.

[Luke Yelavich (themuso)]

Working on a fix for the version in Feisty, and will endever to get the latest upstream version into feisty+1.

[Geoffrey Perez (geopgeop)]

Hehe, I almost forgot about this bug until I received an email about it telling me that a fix has been committed. I'm glad to know it's been fixed, so, moving on...