[Sheflug] Kubuntu/Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.10 Spampd

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

I've asked this question on the Ubuntu users list and answers that 
came back were something like ... "dunno mate"   "duhhhh"  
and  "wot? ".  So, I thought I might try here in the hope that I 
might get some help before I delete Kubuntu from my workstation 
altogether and put something else in that works properly.

Running as root I try to do 'apt-get -f install' to correct a problem 
caused when I tried to install spampd.  I cannot remove or install 
any software due to this bug.  Neither can I install any updates...

/var/cache/apt/archives/spampd_2.30-11_all.deb

apt-get -f install 

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/53.5kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 291010 files and directories currently 
installed.)
Preparing to replace spampd 2.30-11 
(using .../spampd_2.30-11_all.deb) ...
 * ERROR: Insufficient privileges. Retry as root
invoke-rc.d: initscript spampd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 4
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
 * ERROR: Insufficient privileges. Retry as root
invoke-rc.d: initscript spampd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/spampd_2.30-11_all.deb 
(--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 4
spampd.postinst: Aborting upgrade
spampd.postinst: Not creating statoverrides on abort-upgrade. other 
version: 2.30-11
 * ERROR: Insufficient privileges. Retry as root
invoke-rc.d: initscript spampd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 4
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/spampd_2.30-11_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


-- 
Richard

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