Hi, This is reproducable for me when installing with apt-get (and aptitude), with dpkg -i $package it works every time.
Hanno hex:~# ls /var/lib/sbnc/ ls: cannot access /var/lib/sbnc/: No such file or directory hex:~# apt-get install sbnc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: sbnc-tcl The following NEW packages will be installed: sbnc sbnc-tcl 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. [...] Setting up sbnc (1.2-8) ... Not starting sbnc, it is disabled in /etc/default/sbnc (warning). Setting up sbnc-tcl (1.2-8) ... hex:~# ls /var/lib/sbnc/ hex:~# dpkg --purge sbnc-tcl sbnc (Reading database ... 51738 files and directories currently installed.) Removing sbnc-tcl ... Removing sbnc ... Stopping sbnc daemon: sbnc. Purging configuration files for sbnc ... Processing triggers for man-db ... hex:~# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/sbnc-tcl_1.2-8_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/sbnc_1.2-8_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package sbnc-tcl. (Reading database ... 51670 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking sbnc-tcl (from .../sbnc-tcl_1.2-8_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package sbnc. Unpacking sbnc (from .../archives/sbnc_1.2-8_i386.deb) ... Setting up sbnc (1.2-8) ... Not starting sbnc, it is disabled in /etc/default/sbnc (warning). Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up sbnc-tcl (1.2-8) ... hex:~# ls /var/lib/sbnc/ users hex:~# dpkg --purge sbnc-tcl sbnc (Reading database ... 51738 files and directories currently installed.) Removing sbnc-tcl ... Removing sbnc ... Stopping sbnc daemon: sbnc. Purging configuration files for sbnc ... Processing triggers for man-db ... hex:~# ls /var/lib/sbnc/ ls: cannot access /var/lib/sbnc/: No such file or directory hex:~# apt-get install sbnc Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: sbnc-tcl The following NEW packages will be installed: sbnc sbnc-tcl 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. [...] Setting up sbnc (1.2-8) ... Not starting sbnc, it is disabled in /etc/default/sbnc (warning). Setting up sbnc-tcl (1.2-8) ... hex:~# ls /var/lib/sbnc/ hex:~# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org