This a workaround that lets the package to be removed/purged
[grabbed from ubuntuforums]
This was posted by a gentlemen named Intelikey in #kubuntu on irc.freenode.org
# stops kubuntu from loading the service sudo mv /sbin/start-stop-daemon /root
# convinces kubuntu the load succeeded so the process doesn't error out sudo ln -s /bin/true /sbin/start-stop-daemon
### now uninstall your package then continue with ###
# remove the symbolic link sudo rm /sbin/start-stop-daemon
# restore the start/stop daemon to its original location sudo mv /root/start-stop-daemon /sbin/
This a workaround that lets the package to be removed/purged
[grabbed from ubuntuforums]
This was posted by a gentlemen named Intelikey in #kubuntu on irc.freenode.org
# stops kubuntu from loading the service stop-daemon /root
sudo mv /sbin/start-
# convinces kubuntu the load succeeded so the process doesn't error out stop-daemon
sudo ln -s /bin/true /sbin/start-
### now uninstall your package then continue with ###
# remove the symbolic link stop-daemon
sudo rm /sbin/start-
# restore the start/stop daemon to its original location stop-daemon /sbin/
sudo mv /root/start-