>From my terminal, after an aptitude update:
...
Setting up debconf (1.5.24ubuntu3) ...
dpkg: hwtest: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
hwtest-gtk depends on hwtest.
(Reading database ... 154901 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hwtest ...
Purging configuration files for hwtest ...
dpkg - warning: while removing hwtest, directory `/etc/hwtest.d' not empty so
not removed.
Selecting previously deselected package checkbox.
(Reading database ... 154796 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking checkbox (from .../archives/checkbox_0.4_all.deb) ...
Preparing to replace hwtest-gtk 0.1-0ubuntu10 (using
.../hwtest-gtk_0.4_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement hwtest-gtk ...
.: 4: Can't open /var/lib/dpkg/info/hwtest.postrm
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
.: 4: Can't open /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/hwtest.postrm
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hwtest-gtk_0.4_all.deb
(--unpack):
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
.: 4: Can't open /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/hwtest.postrm
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Selecting previously deselected package checkbox-gtk.
dpkg: considering removing hwtest-gtk in favour of checkbox-gtk ...
hwtest-gtk is not properly installed - ignoring any dependencies on it.
dpkg: package hwtest-gtk requires reinstallation, will not remove.
dpkg: regarding .../checkbox-gtk_0.4_all.deb containing checkbox-gtk:
checkbox-gtk conflicts with hwtest-gtk (<< 0.1-0ubuntu12)
hwtest-gtk (version 0.1-0ubuntu10) is present and broken due to failed
removal or installation.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/checkbox-gtk_0.4_all.deb
(--unpack):
conflicting packages - not installing checkbox-gtk
Selecting previously deselected package libntfs-3g48.
...
* Restarting Hardware abstraction layer hald [ OK ]
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/hwtest-gtk_0.4_all.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/checkbox-gtk_0.4_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up checkbox (0.4) ...
Setting up libntfs-3g48 (1:2009.1.1-0ubuntu1) ...
...
** Changed in: checkbox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
Status: New => Triaged
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upgrade from hwtest to checkbox leaves stale files in /usr/share/hwtest
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/320991
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