Here is a small patch that I worked up Hope it helps Charlie
diff -u typespeed-0.6.4/debian/postrm typespeed-0.6.4/debian/postrm --- typespeed-0.6.4/debian/postrm +++ typespeed-0.6.4/debian/postrm @@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ if test "$1" = "purge"; then rm -f /var/games/typespeed/high.words.* - rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /var/games/typespeed rm -f /var/games/typespeed.score + if [ -d /var/games/typespeed ]; then + rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /var/games/typespeed + fi fi