tags 398542 + patch thanks Make sure that the update-inetd is available in the postrm script before using it. In the real-world-unlikely scenario where it's not available, let the user clean up /etc/inetd.conf manually....
Patch attached. -- Regards, Andreas Henriksson
diff -ur sn-0.3.8.orig/debian/postrm sn-0.3.8/debian/postrm --- sn-0.3.8.orig/debian/postrm 2006-11-15 21:32:08.000000000 +0100 +++ sn-0.3.8/debian/postrm 2006-11-15 21:34:19.000000000 +0100 @@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ case "$1" in purge|remove|upgrade|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear) - update-inetd --group NEWS --remove 'nntp stream tcp nowait news.news /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/snntpd logger -p news.info' + if which update-inetd >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then + update-inetd --group NEWS --remove 'nntp stream tcp nowait news.news /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/snntpd logger -p news.info' + fi esac case "$1" in