[Bug 2079732] [NEW] (emacs-nox) uninstall fails, with no modifications

Public bug reported: Uninstall fails on error from scripts unique to package. $ sudo apt install emacs-nox $ sudo apt purge emacs-nox ... Removing emacs-nox (1:27.1+1-3ubuntu5.1) ... update-alternatives: alternative /usr/bin/emacs for editor not registered; not removing update-alternatives: alte

[Bug 1448220] Re: package sgml-base 1.26+nmu4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

This bug is still present in 1.30. I fixed it the same way as mfisheresq, before finding this report. ## Bug Fix The sgml-base package should create the /var/lib/sgml-base directory, and not even need to check whether it exists. $ sudo dpkg --configure sgml-base Setting up sgml-base (1.30) ...