OK, I finally was able to clear the error after deleting a few errant zero-byte files:
# rm /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/valid.dat # rm /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/upcase.dat # rm /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/lowcase.dat # rm /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/samba-panic-action I don't know why these zero-byte files would cause a problem, but that seemed to do the trick. Thanks! -- cannot remove ecryptfs-utils https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491635 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