package firebird2.1-server-common 2.1.4.18393-0.ds2-6build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

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When uninstalling 2.1, then reinstalling 2.5, problem ocurred.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firebird2.1-server-common 2.1.4.18393-0.ds2-6build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 firebird2.1-server-common: Remove
 firebird2.5-server-common: Install
 firebird2.5-super: Install
 firebird2.5-server-common: Configure
 firebird2.5-super: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jun 4 19:13:16 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing firebird2.1-server-common ...
 rmdir: unrecognized option '--ignore-if-not-empty'
 Try `rmdir --help' for more information.
 dpkg: error processing firebird2.1-server-common (--remove):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: firebird2.1
Title: package firebird2.1-server-common 2.1.4.18393-0.ds2-6build1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[kakohari (kakohari)]

Hi there,

two bugs seem to cause this error:
1) the option for rmdir in /var/lib/dpkg/info/firebird2.1-server-common.postrm Line 31 has to be --ignore-fail-on-non-empty
2) the directory to be removed isn't there anymore, because another package-removal has already deleted it.
Uncomment Lines 30,31,32, then it works. Dirty pretendend-to-be-Fix :)