Sorry for cross-posting, I posted to the wrong list first. I can't purge a package :
curitiba_POTATO:/# dpkg --purge superviser-server (Reading database ... 9401 files and directories currently installed.) Removing superviser-server ... Stopping superviser-server: dpkg: error processing superviser-server (--purge): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/superviser-server exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force) dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: superviser-server curitiba_POTATO:/# ls -l /etc/init.d/superviser-server -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1945 Jul 27 11:10 /etc/init.d/superviser-server curitiba_POTATO:/# Here comes the script : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/arturo/superviser-server-1.0]$ more debian/prerm #! /bin/sh # prerm script for superviser-server # # see: dh_installdeb(1) set -e # summary of how this script can be called: # * <prerm> `remove' # * <old-prerm> `upgrade' <new-version> # * <new-prerm> `failed-upgrade' <old-version> # * <conflictor's-prerm> `remove' `in-favour' <package> <new-version> # * <deconfigured's-prerm> `deconfigure' `in-favour' # <package-being-installed> <version> `removing' # <conflicting-package> <version> # for details, see /usr/doc/packaging-manual/ case "$1" in remove|upgrade|deconfigure) # install-info --quiet --remove /usr/info/superviser-server.info.gz ;; failed-upgrade) ;; *) echo "prerm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2 exit 0 ;; esac # dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically # generated by other debhelper scripts. #DEBHELPER# exit 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/arturo/superviser-server-1.0]$ And the debhelper script : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/arturo/superviser-server-1.0]$ more debian/prerm.debhelper # Automatically added by dh_installdocs if [ \( "$1" = "upgrade" -o "$1" = "remove" \) -a -L /usr/doc/superviser-server ]; then rm -f /usr/doc/superviser-server fi # End automatically added section # Automatically added by dh_installinit /etc/init.d/superviser-server stop # End automatically added section [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/arturo/superviser-server-1.0]$ Is this a bug in debhelper ? -- Eric VAN BUGGENHAUT \_|_/ Andago \/ \/ Av. Santa Engracia num 54 a n d a g o |-- Telef: 91-2041100 /\___/\ http://www.andago.com / | \ "Innovando en Internet" [EMAIL PROTECTED]