Edit the file /var/lib/dpkg/info/vsftp.postrm and comment out the lines which remove the user 'ftp' and group 'ftp'. Edit them as sudo, like this:
sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/info/vsftpd.postrm The run apt-get (or your favorite uninstaller) to remove vsftpd: sudo apt-get remove vsftpd -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to vsftpd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/901180 Title: cannot apt-get remove vsftp after installing it To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vsftpd/+bug/901180/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs