"invoke-rc.d amule-daemon stop" always fails (same with old version 2.1.3) and I'm not sure how to fix it because I don't know what exactly it does. so here is a higher debug-level:
dpkg -D200 -i amule-daemon_2.2.0~svn20080218-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (Reading database ... 196219 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace amule-daemon 2.2.0~svn20080218-0ubuntu1 (using amule-daemon_2.2.0~svn20080218-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/default/amule-daemon' in package amule-daemon - conff ? D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/init.d/amule-daemon' in package amule-daemon - conff ? D000200: process_archive conffile `/etc/init.d/amule-daemon' in package amule-daemon - conff ? not `/etc/default/amule-daemon' D000200: oldconffsetflags `/etc/default/amule-daemon' namenode 0x8c25ad0 flags 5 D000200: oldconffsetflags `/etc/init.d/amule-daemon' namenode 0x8c25b04 flags 5 + set -e + [ -x /etc/init.d/amule-daemon ] + which invoke-rc.d + [ -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ] + invoke-rc.d amule-daemon stop invoke-rc.d: initscript amule-daemon, action "stop" failed. + exit 1 dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... invoke-rc.d: initscript amule-daemon, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing amule-daemon_2.2.0~svn20080218-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 invoke-rc.d: initscript amule-daemon, action "start" failed. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: amule-daemon_2.2.0~svn20080218-0ubuntu1_i386.deb uninstalling and purging is not possible too so that I could reinstall it cleanly: dpkg: error processing amule-daemon (--purge): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. Errors were encountered while processing: amule-daemon -- package broken and not updating https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205065 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