The previous comment mentions a test-case and pattern, which were missing. Here they are:
Test-case ===
Package is not installed -- no libvirt-qemu user/group: ---
# getent passwd libvirt-qemu #
# getent group libvirt-qemu #
Package is installed -- libvirt-qemu user/group is created w/ allocated uid/gid: ---
# dpkg -i libvirt{-bin,0}_1.3.1-1ubuntu10.5uidgid1_*.deb
# getent passwd libvirt-qemu libvirt-qemu:x:64055:117:Libvirt Qemu,,,:/var/lib/libvirt:/bin/false
# getent group libvirt-qemu libvirt-qemu:x:64055:libvirt-qemu
Package is uninstalled -- libvirt-qemu user/group is removed: ---
# apt-get --yes purge libvirt-bin
Package is installed with uid/gid taken -- libvirt-qemu user/group is created with other uid/gid: ---
# useradd --uid 64055 testuser # groupadd --gid 64055 testgroup
# dpkg -i libvirt{-bin,0}_1.3.1-1ubuntu10.5uidgid1_*.deb # echo $? 0
# getent passwd libvirt-qemu libvirt-qemu:x:113:117:Libvirt Qemu,,,:/var/lib/libvirt:/bin/false
# getent group libvirt-qemu libvirt-qemu:x:118:libvirt-qemu
The previous comment mentions a test-case and pattern, which were missing.
Here they are:
Test-case
===
Package is not installed -- no libvirt-qemu user/group:
---
# getent passwd libvirt-qemu
#
# getent group libvirt-qemu
#
Package is installed -- libvirt-qemu user/group is created w/ allocated uid/gid:
---
# dpkg -i libvirt{ -bin,0} _1.3.1- 1ubuntu10. 5uidgid1_ *.deb
# getent passwd libvirt-qemu qemu:x: 64055:117: Libvirt Qemu,,, :/var/lib/ libvirt: /bin/false
libvirt-
# getent group libvirt-qemu qemu:x: 64055:libvirt- qemu
libvirt-
Package is uninstalled -- libvirt-qemu user/group is removed:
---
# apt-get --yes purge libvirt-bin
# getent passwd libvirt-qemu
#
# getent group libvirt-qemu
#
Package is installed with uid/gid taken -- libvirt-qemu user/group is created with other uid/gid:
---
# useradd --uid 64055 testuser
# groupadd --gid 64055 testgroup
# dpkg -i libvirt{ -bin,0} _1.3.1- 1ubuntu10. 5uidgid1_ *.deb
# echo $?
0
# getent passwd libvirt-qemu qemu:x: 113:117: Libvirt Qemu,,, :/var/lib/ libvirt: /bin/false
libvirt-
# getent group libvirt-qemu qemu:x: 118:libvirt- qemu
libvirt-