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

[Steven Willis]

Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose

I was trying to completely remove some uninstalled packages by using Synaptic, going to the "Not Installed (residual config)" list, selecting all, right-clicking and selecting "Mark for Complete Removal". Virtualbox-ose must have been one of the packages and its post-removal script failed for some reason.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jan 11 16:35:39 2011
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Package: virtualbox-ose (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.70-generic
SourcePackage: virtualbox-ose
Title: package virtualbox-ose (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic i686