package irqbalance 0.56-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100

[Sheila McFadden]

Happened during upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04LTS.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: irqbalance 0.56-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Apr 26 20:35:10 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: irqbalance
Title: package irqbalance 0.56-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (0 days ago)

[James Page (james-page)]

Preparing to replace irqbalance 0.56-1ubuntu3 (using .../irqbalance_0.56-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/irqbalance not found.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/irqbalance not found.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/irqbalance_0.56-1ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/irqbalance not found.