Same thing happens for me: I purge like the previous... and install ruby-rvm/precise-proposed to the warm embrace of:
puppet@puppet1:~$ sudo dpkg --purge ruby-rvm (Reading database ... 54478 files and directories currently installed.) Removing ruby-rvm ... dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. dpkg-statoverride: warning: No override present. The group `ruby-rvm' does not exist. Purging configuration files for ruby-rvm ... Processing triggers for man-db ... puppet@puppet1:~$ sudo dpkg --purge ruby-rvm dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching ruby-rvm puppet@puppet1:~$ sudo dpkg --purge ruby-rvm dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching ruby-rvm puppet@puppet1:~$ sudo aptitude install ruby-rvm/precise-proposed Unable to find an archive "precise-proposed" for the package "ruby-rvm" Unable to find an archive "precise-proposed" for the package "ruby-rvm" The following NEW packages will be installed: ruby-rvm 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 56 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/709 kB of archives. After unpacking 2,257 kB will be used. Selecting previously unselected package ruby-rvm. (Reading database ... 54221 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking ruby-rvm (from .../ruby-rvm_1.6.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up ruby-rvm (1.6.9-0ubuntu2) ... dpkg-statoverride: error: syntax error: unknown group 'admin' in statoverride file dpkg: error processing ruby-rvm (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Errors were encountered while processing: ruby-rvm E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up ruby-rvm (1.6.9-0ubuntu2) ... dpkg-statoverride: error: syntax error: unknown group 'admin' in statoverride file dpkg: error processing ruby-rvm (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: ruby-rvm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/894311 Title: ruby-rvm's maintainer scripts expect the admin group to exist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-rvm/+bug/894311/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs