[Bug 901180] [NEW] cannot apt-get remove vsftp after installing it

[Christopher Barrington-Leigh]

Public bug reported:

I installed vsftpd.

Immediately after setting it up, I changed my mind. I tried to remove
it, but cannot. After the following, vsftp gets fully *reinstalled*
automatically next time I do an update.    Instead, it should get fully
removed when asked to.


sudo apt-get remove vsftpd

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  vsftpd
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 463 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 255631 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing vsftpd ...
vsftpd stop/waiting
dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 vsftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec  7 06:19:31 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  cannot apt-get remove vsftp after installing it

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I installed vsftpd.

  Immediately after setting it up, I changed my mind. I tried to remove
  it, but cannot. After the following, vsftp gets fully *reinstalled*
  automatically next time I do an update.    Instead, it should get
  fully removed when asked to.

  
  sudo apt-get remove vsftpd

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    vsftpd
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  After this operation, 463 kB disk space will be freed.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  (Reading database ... 255631 files and directories currently installed.)
  Removing vsftpd ...
  vsftpd stop/waiting
  dpkg: error processing vsftpd (--remove):
   subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   vsftpd
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Dec  7 06:19:31 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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