dpkg will not remove package

[Dale Miracle]

Hello,   I have a package that I can't remove.  I can remove and install other packages but this one isn't co-operating. I have been reading the archived messages and found one that mentions this problem but the link for the original post comes up as a 404 page not found.   What I was doing was installing proftpd with mysql support.  I downloaded the file and tried to install it with the dpkg program and it said it needed a dependency.  I installed the other dependency (proftpd-common) but dpkg said that it couldn't complete the install because I didn't configure the proftpd-mysql.  I ran configure on the mysql one and it came back and said I didn't run config on it's dependency.  I ran config on the other file but it still would not install the mysql enabled proftpd.  I remove/purged the proftpd-common and then tried to remove/purge the proftpd-mysql and it gives the following error:   titan:~# dpkg --remove proftpd-mysql (Reading database ... 16252 files and directories currently installed.) Removing proftpd-mysql ... dpkg: error processing proftpd-mysql (--remove):  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 10 Errors were encountered while processing:  proftpd-mysql   When I try to install proftpd-common it says that proftpd-mysql isn't there:   titan:~# dpkg --install proftpd-common_1.2.4+1.2.5rc1-5_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package proftpd-common. (Reading database ... 16252 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking proftpd-common (from proftpd-common_1.2.4+1.2.5rc1-5_i386.deb) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of proftpd-common:  proftpd-common depends on proftpd | proftpd-mysql | proftpd-pgsql | proftpd-ldap; however:   Package proftpd is not installed.   Package proftpd-mysql is not installed.   Package proftpd-pgsql is not installed.   Package proftpd-ldap is not installed. dpkg: error processing proftpd-common (--install):  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing:  proftpd-common titan:~#   Here is the package list from dpkg:   titan:~# dpkg -l|grep 'proftp' rH  proftpd-mysql  1.2.4+1.2.5rc1 Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon (with titan:~# Is there anyway I can force the removal of proftp-mysql?   Thank you for you consideration,   Dale Miracle