3 releases ( Raring Ringtail, Saucy Salamander, Trusty Tahr) after this bug was reported for Quantal Quetzal , the installation of the slpd package is still broken .
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 14.04 LTS" VERSION="14.04, Trusty Tahr" Tue Jun 3 17:00:22 BST 2014 [17:00] puma:{init.d/}# dpkg --purge slpd (Reading database ... 497107 files and directories currently installed.) Removing slpd (1.2.1-9) ... Stopping OpenSLP server: slpd. Purging configuration files for slpd (1.2.1-9) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ... [17:00] puma:{init.d/}# apt-get install slpd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: slpd 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 24 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/67.8 kB of archives. After this operation, 187 kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously unselected package slpd. (Reading database ... 497095 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../slpd_1.2.1-9_amd64.deb ... Unpacking slpd (1.2.1-9) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ... Setting up slpd (1.2.1-9) ... + [ configure = configure ] + dpkg --compare-versions le 1.2.1-7.6 + echo Reinstalling init script for new priorities ... Reinstalling init script for new priorities ... + update-rc.d slpd remove update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/slpd exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force) dpkg: error processing package slpd (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ... Errors were encountered while processing: slpd E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) The error is in the package post-installation script /var/lib/dpkg/info.slpd.postinst line 9: update-rc.d slpd remove All that is needed is the addtion of "-f" as in update-rc.d -f slpd remove Is the addition of a "-f" too arduous for the maintainer of this package to do in nearly 18 months since this bug was first reported? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1047561 Title: package slpd 1.2.1-9 failed to install/upgrade To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openslp-dfsg/+bug/1047561/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs