package typespeed failed to purge on remove: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
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typespeed (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: typespeed
Was removing packages I don't use, and all worked ok. except Typespeed, which failed with an error code '1'. Tried installing and removing again, no luck.
After the error, if you look at the 'installed files' list in Synaptic, you see three entries remaining: /etc; /etc/typespeedrc; /var/games.
Running the command 'sudo apt-get --purge remove typespeed' from the command line, produces this error output:
Purging configuration files for typespeed ...
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/games/
dpkg: error processing typespeed (--purge):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
typespeed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
It seems as though /var/games/
Purging configuration files for typespeed ...
dpkg - warning: while removing typespeed, directory `/var/games' not empty so not removed.
Which seems like it's trying to remove the whole /var/games directory
Not sure where to go now, or how to fix.
My details are: Ubuntu 8.04 running Gnome, trying to remove Typespeed version 0.6.4-2.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jul 13 12:54:32 2008
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Package: typespeed None
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: typespeed
Title: package typespeed None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
I am working the problem