couldn't remove package via synaptic

[scotto]

Binary package hint: dirmngr

1)
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

2)
dirmngr:
  Installed: 1.0.1-3
  Candidate: 1.0.1-3
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.1-3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3)
expected to remove package

4)
synaptic returned error code

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 7 16:12:26 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 3
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: dirmngr 1.0.1-3
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: dirmngr
Title: package dirmngr 1.0.1-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 3
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-18-generic i686

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Here is the error:

Removing dirmngr ...
 * Stopping DirMngr dirmngr
   ...fail!
invoke-rc.d: initscript dirmngr, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing dirmngr (--purge):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 3