package phpmyadmin (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Dac Chartrand]

Upgraded to 13.10, trying to purge and reinstall PHP, got this error?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: phpmyadmin (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.4-lowlatency 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
AptOrdering:
 phpmyadmin: Purge
 php-gettext: Purge
 php-pear: Purge
 php5-readline: Purge
 php5-cli: Purge
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 8 20:53:38 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:phpmyadmin:(not installed):subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-12 (483 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: phpmyadmin
Title: package phpmyadmin (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-08 (0 days ago)

[Reese (reese-howell)]

apt-get install phpmyadmin - no issues
apt-get purge phpmyadmin - popped an error on Ubutu 13.10 64-bit. Clicking "Details" on the error notice brought me to this page.