can't get rec-applet installed

[Dazfromouterspace]

daz@daz-laptop:/$ sudo apt-get remove rec-applet
[sudo] password for daz:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  rec-applet
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 377kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
dpkg: error processing rec-applet (--remove):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 rec-applet
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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daz@daz-laptop:/$ sudo apt-get install rec-applet
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
rec-applet is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 78.2kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/osmoma/rec-applet/ubuntu/ maverick/main rec-applet i386 0.2.3~maverick [78.2kB]
Fetched 78.2kB in 0s (112kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package rec-applet.
(Reading database ... 166338 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace rec-applet 0.2.3~maverick (using .../rec-applet_0.2.3~maverick_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement rec-applet ...
postrm called with unknown argument `exit'
dpkg: warning: subprocess old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/rec-applet_0.2.3~maverick_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/rec-applet_0.2.3~maverick_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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i've tryed "sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/rec-applet.post*" but still cant get it to work..

[moma (osmoma)]

Hello,
Are you running GNOME desktop with and ordinary gnome-panel (toolbar panel)?

The /.../rec-applet.post* scripts seem to fail if you try to install or remove the application in KDE (or any other desktop) that DOES NOT have the gnome-panel running. The post-installation and post-removal scripts try to reload the "gnome-panel". If this is not present then the installation or uninstallation will fail.

Rec-applet installs & works only in GNOME with ordinary gnome-panel.

BTW: rec-applet (and applets as is!) will very soon be history. A new improved version will take its place.
The new name is "audio-recorder". Take a look at this picture: http://bildr.no/view/791855 (preliminary version).

[Dazfromouterspace (dazfromouterspace)]

first: tanks for answer me so fast..
im using gnome..
when i've tryed installing rec-applet for the first time i had gnome-panel running but it wasnt set as "panel" in the session managment and during installation gnome-panel quits..
now that i've set it up as the "session's panel" everythings runs correctly, sorry for this noobish report.. :)