@Jeff: The workaround is contained at the bottom of the initial report:
The only means by which I was able to remove the package was to fix problem by editing "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py" directly and changing the line in question to: DEFAULT_SERVER_LANGUAGE = 'en' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mailman in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/904410 Title: Mailman configuration script causes syntax error in "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py", line 76 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mailman/+bug/904410/+subscriptions -- 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