Comment 4 for bug 240356

My pleasure! :-)

On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Yeshara Ravitz <email address hidden> wrote:
> Thank you Chi - removing /etc/init.d/mpd does allow for uninstall.
>
> --
> package mpd 0.13.1-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240356
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> Status in "mpd" source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: mpd
>
> release: 8.04.1
> version:
> mpd:
> Installed: 0.13.1-3ubuntu1
> Candidate: 0.13.1-3ubuntu1
> Version table:
> *** 0.13.1-3ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> I ran:
> $ sudo dpkg -P mpd
> and got this
> (Reading database ... 123041 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing mpd ...
> * /etc/mpd.conf must have pid_file set; cannot stop daemon.
> invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "stop" failed.
> dpkg: error processing mpd (--purge):
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> action: abort-remove not supported
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> mpd
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Jun 16 05:33:35 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
> Package: mpd 0.13.1-3ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> SourcePackage: mpd
> Title: package mpd 0.13.1-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64
>