Here's what I'm getting: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/me# apt-get clean [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/me# dpkg --configure -a [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/me# aptitude purge mfc8840dlpr Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED: libavcodec0d libavformat0d libgda2-3 libgda2-common libmozjs0d libnspr4 libntfs-3g0 libpostproc0d libquicktime0 libswfdec0.3 libtotem-plparser1 libxul-common libxul0d linux-headers-2.6.20-16 linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic The following packages have been automatically kept back: apt apt-utils ghostscript ghostscript-x libapache2-mod-php5 libavahi-glib1 libbind9-30 libdns32 libgs8 libisc32 libisccc30 libisccfg30 liblwres30 php5-common python-libxml2 python-qt4-dbus xserver-xorg-video-intel The following packages have been kept back: avahi-autoipd avahi-daemon bind9-host cupsys cupsys-bsd cupsys-client cupsys-common dnsutils gs-common gs-esp gs-esp-x hpijs hplip hplip-data hplip-gui kdelibs-data kdelibs4c2a libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3 libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 libavahi-core5 libavahi-qt3-1 libcupsimage2 libcupsys2 libpq5 libxml2 linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-14-generic php5 python-qt4 update-manager-core The following packages will be REMOVED: mfc8840dlpr{p} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 16 to remove and 48 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 97.7MB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 167167 files and directories currently installed.) Removing mfc8840dlpr ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc8840dlpr.postrm: 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: not found dpkg: error processing mfc8840dlpr (--purge): subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: mfc8840dlpr E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Building tag database... Done [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/me#
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Bug 182955] brother mfc 8840-D printer error bug on upgrade 710 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:48:51 -0000 From: mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Bug 182955 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager The Gutsy DISTRIBUTION UPGRADE screen showed this error: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- brother mfc 8840-D printer error bug on upgrade 710 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182955 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. -- brother mfc 8840-D printer error bug on upgrade 710 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182955 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs