Package: vlc-plugin-video-output Version: 2.2.4-13 Severity: minor You are doing the order of removals wrong, causing the warning.
Later in the process the directory finally does get removed. Removing vlc (2.2.4-13) ... Removing vlc-plugin-base:i386 (2.2.4-13) ... Removing libbasicusageenvironment1:i386 (2016.11.28-1) ... Removing libcddb2 (1.3.2-5) ... Removing vlc-plugin-qt:i386 (2.2.4-13) ... Removing libqt5widgets5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1) ... Removing libqt5x11extras5:i386 (5.7.1~20161021-2) ... Removing libqt5gui5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1) ... Removing libqt5network5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1) ... Removing libqt5dbus5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1) ... Removing libqt5core5a:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1) ... Removing libdouble-conversion1:i386 (2.0.1-4) ... Removing libdvbpsi10:i386 (1.3.0-5) ... Removing libmatroska6v5:i386 (1.4.5-2) ... Removing libebml4v5:i386 (1.3.4-1) ... Removing vlc-plugin-video-output:i386 (2.2.4-13) ... dpkg: warning: while removing vlc-plugin-video-output:i386, directory '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins' not empty so not removed Removing libgles1-mesa:i386 (17.0.0~rc2-1) ... Removing libgles2-mesa:i386 (17.0.0~rc2-1) ... Removing libgroupsock8:i386 (2016.11.28-1) ... Removing libvcdinfo0 (0.7.24+dfsg-0.2) ... Removing libiso9660-8:i386 (0.83-4.3) ... Removing libkate1:i386 (0.4.1-7+b1) ... Removing liblivemedia57:i386 (2016.11.28-1) ... Removing liblua5.2-0:i386 (5.2.4-1.1+b1) ... Removing libmpcdec6:i386 (2:0.1~r495-1) ... Removing libmtp9:i386 (1.1.12-1) ... Removing libmtp-common (1.1.12-1) ... Removing libopenmpt-modplug1:i386 (0.2.7561~beta20.5-1) ... Removing libpcre16-3:i386 (2:8.39-2) ... Removing libresid-builder0c2a (2.1.1-15) ... Removing libsdl-image1.2:i386 (1.2.12-5+b7) ... Removing libshout3:i386 (2.3.1-3) ... Removing libsidplay2 (2.1.1-15) ... Removing libspeexdsp1:i386 (1.2~rc1.2-1) ... Removing libtag1v5:i386 (1.11.1+dfsg.1-0.1) ... Removing libtag1v5-vanilla:i386 (1.11.1+dfsg.1-0.1) ... Removing libupnp6 (1:1.6.19+git20160116-1.2) ... Removing libusageenvironment3:i386 (2016.11.28-1) ... Removing vlc-bin (2.2.4-13) ... Removing libvlc-bin:i386 (2.2.4-13) ... Removing libvlc5:i386 (2.2.4-13) ... Removing libvlccore8:i386 (2.2.4-13) ... Removing libxcb-icccm4:i386 (0.4.1-1) ... Removing libxcb-image0:i386 (0.4.0-1) ... Removing libxcb-keysyms1:i386 (0.4.0-1) ... Removing libxcb-render-util0:i386 (0.3.9-1) ... Removing libxcb-xinerama0:i386 (1.12-1) ... Removing libxkbcommon-x11-0:i386 (0.7.1-1) ... Removing libxcb-xkb1:i386 (1.12-1) ... Removing libxcb-xv0:i386 (1.12-1) ... Removing vlc-data (2.2.4-13) ... Removing vlc-l10n (2.2.4-13) ... Remove: vlc:i386 (2.2.4-13) Purge: vlc-bin:i386 (2.2.4-13), libpcre16-3:i386 (2:8.39-2), vlc-plugin-video-output:i386 (2.2.4-13), libgles2-mesa:i386 (17.0.0~rc2-1), libxcb-icccm4:i386 (0.4.1-1), libgroupsock8:i386 (2016.11.28-1), libmtp9:i386 (1.1.12-1), libgles1-mesa:i386 (17.0.0~rc2-1), libupnp6:i386 (1:1.6.19+git20160116-1.2), vlc-plugin-qt:i386 (2.2.4-13), libshout3:i386 (2.3.1-3), libebml4v5:i386 (1.3.4-1), libxcb-render-util0:i386 (0.3.9-1), vlc-l10n:i386 (2.2.4-13), libqt5dbus5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1), libqt5widgets5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1), libvlc5:i386 (2.2.4-13), libvlccore8:i386 (2.2.4-13), libvlc-bin:i386 (2.2.4-13), libxkbcommon-x11-0:i386 (0.7.1-1), libqt5gui5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1), libopenmpt-modplug1:i386 (0.2.7561~beta20.5-1), libxcb-image0:i386 (0.4.0-1), libqt5x11extras5:i386 (5.7.1~20161021-2), libdvbpsi10:i386 (1.3.0-5), libtag1v5:i386 (1.11.1+dfsg.1-0.1), libresid-builder0c2a:i386 (2.1.1-15), libbasicusageenvironment1:i386 (2016.11.28-1), libxcb-xinerama0:i386 (1.12-1), libxcb-keysyms1:i386 (0.4.0-1 ), libxcb-xv0:i386 (1.12-1), vlc-data:i386 (2.2.4-13), liblua5.2-0:i386 (5.2.4-1.1+b1), libsidplay2:i386 (2.1.1-15), libmatroska6v5:i386 (1.4.5-2), libqt5core5a:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1), libcddb2:i386 (1.3.2-5), libspeexdsp1:i386 (1.2~rc1.2-1), libiso9660-8:i386 (0.83-4.3), libmpcdec6:i386 (2:0.1~r495-1), libkate1:i386 (0.4.1-7+b1), liblivemedia57:i386 (2016.11.28-1), libsdl-image1.2:i386 (1.2.12-5+b7), libqt5network5:i386 (5.8.0+dfsg-1), libtag1v5-vanilla:i386 (1.11.1+dfsg.1-0.1), vlc-plugin-base:i386 (2.2.4-13), libvcdinfo0:i386 (0.7.24+dfsg-0.2), libmtp-common:i386 (1.1.12-1), libxcb-xkb1:i386 (1.12-1), libusageenvironment3:i386 (2016.11.28-1), libdouble-conversion1:i386 (2.0.1-4) _______________________________________________ pkg-multimedia-maintainers mailing list pkg-multimedia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-multimedia-maintainers