If apt breaks and you want it to work again, run "sudo aptitude", press 'g' and then ',' until it no longer tries to remove cacti. Then press 'g' again.
To work around the issue and remove cacti: 1. sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow debconf 2. Set the priority to low. 3. sudo apt-get remove cacti 4. Answer 'no' when asked about dbconfig-common -- package cacti 0.8.7b-2.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300032 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