I'm marking this bug fixed released in lucid. Karmic installs the puppet init script with the no-start option which explains why puppetd is not stopped on package removal. The no-start option was dropped in lucid: puppetd is properly stopped when the puppet package is removed.
** Changed in: puppet (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- removal of package does not stop daemon https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532587 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to puppet in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs