Public bug reported: Binary package hint: snort
package snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 failed to be uninstalled: subprocess pre- removal script returned error exit status 123 This report was initiated by the crash-reporting process. I am adding the following information manually. Used Synaptic Package Manager to install snort and, after dependencies, 5 packages were selected. After install, I ran snort a couple of times (it didn't seem to start, gave me the message "you've got to tell me to do something" (both without sudo and with, and I don't know what I'm doing so my command line arguments were probably incomplete). After looking over the options, I decided it probably wasn't what I was looking for and I selected the 5 packages for removal (not Complete Removal). Today's dpkg.log 2008-12-09 07:28:22 startup archives unpack 2008-12-09 07:28:35 install libprelude2 <none> 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:35 status half-installed libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:35 status triggers-pending man-db 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status half-installed libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 install snort-common-libraries <none> 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status half-installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 install snort-rules-default <none> 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status half-installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 install snort-common <none> 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status half-installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status half-installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status unpacked snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 install snort <none> 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:36 status half-installed snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:37 status half-installed snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:37 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:37 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:37 install oinkmaster <none> 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:37 status half-installed oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:37 status half-installed oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:37 status unpacked oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:37 status unpacked oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:38 trigproc man-db 2.5.2-2 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:28:38 status half-configured man-db 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:28:39 status installed man-db 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:28:40 startup packages configure 2008-12-09 07:28:40 configure libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status half-configured libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status installed libprelude2 0.9.17.2-1ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:28:40 configure snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status half-configured snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 configure snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 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07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status half-configured snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 configure snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status unpacked snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:40 status half-configured snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 configure snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status unpacked snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:43 status half-configured snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:44 status installed snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:28:44 configure oinkmaster 2.0-2 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:44 status unpacked oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:44 status unpacked oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:44 status half-configured oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:44 status installed oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:28:44 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:28:44 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:28:45 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:32:00 startup packages remove 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status installed oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 remove oinkmaster 2.0-2 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status half-configured oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status half-installed oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status triggers-pending man-db 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status half-installed oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status config-files oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status config-files oinkmaster 2.0-2 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status installed snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:00 remove snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:00 status half-configured snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:06 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 remove snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-configured snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-installed snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status triggers-pending libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status config-files snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status config-files snort-common-libraries 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 remove snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-configured snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-installed snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status config-files snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status config-files snort-rules-default 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 remove snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-configured snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-installed snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status config-files snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status config-files snort-common 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 2008-12-09 07:32:07 trigproc man-db 2.5.2-2 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-configured man-db 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed man-db 2.5.2-2 2008-12-09 07:32:07 trigproc libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status half-configured libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:32:07 status installed libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 2008-12-09 07:32:08 startup packages configure The uninstall routine seemed destined to complete normally but then the message "E: snort: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 123" appeared and Synaptic Package Mgr also reported "Not all changes and updates succeeded." When I clicked "OK," Synaptic Package Manager refreshed with Snort still installed and selected for removal, but its dependencies no longer installed. I clicked "Apply" again and it seemed to remove without any further complaints. This is Ubuntu 8.10 Linux topol015 2.6.27-10-generic #1 SMP Fri Nov 21 12:00:22 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 123 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 SourcePackage: snort Title: package snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 123 Uname: Linux 2.6.27-10-generic i686 ** Affects: snort (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package -- package snort 2.7.0-19ubuntu1 failed to be uninstalled: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 123 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/306567 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs