package bnetd 0.4.25-8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[adater]

trying to deinstall it doesnt work
trying to reinstall it (to later try to remove it again) doesnt not work either

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: bnetd 0.4.25-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
AptOrdering: bnetd: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 10 19:47:00 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up bnetd (0.4.25-8) ...
 chown: cannot access `/var/run/bnetd': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing bnetd (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: bnetd
Title: package bnetd 0.4.25-8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[adater (silesf)]

I remove it doing the following:
sudo kill -9 _THE_CURRENT_BNET_ID_
sudo rm /etc/init.d/bnetd
sudo apt-get remove bnetd

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  bnetd
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 1,196 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 332722 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing bnetd ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jason (jason-willson)]

That worked for me as well, adater:

Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho
Creando árbol de dependencias
Leyendo la información de estado... Hecho
Los siguientes paquetes se ELIMINARÁN:
  bnetd
0 actualizados, 0 se instalarán, 1 para eliminar y 2 no actualizados.
1 no instalados del todo o eliminados.
Se liberarán 1,196 kB después de esta operación.
¿Desea continuar [S/n]? y
(Leyendo la base de datos ... 1579961 ficheros o directorios instalados actualmente.)
Desinstalando bnetd ...
Procesando disparadores para man-db ...
Procesando disparadores para ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot