Thanks for your bugreport. this is expected behaviour. Configfile changes (even deletion) will be preserved unless you use "apt-get remove --purge". Please purge the package first and then reinstall. this should make it work again.
Cheers, Michael ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- apt-get doesn't run package config scripts on second attempt https://launchpad.net/bugs/84713 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs