When you remove zope3 using: apt-get remove zope3
all the log file and the configuration file are not removed you must use: sudo apt-get remove zope3 --purge for removing all the trace of zope3 including /etc/logrotate.d/zope3 -- Zope 3 logrotate not removed on uninstall https://launchpad.net/bugs/77549 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs