I think this bug is rather serious. I could easily reproduce it on another 13.04 system by simply installing and uninstalling hsqldb-server with apt-get.
And until solved in the awfull way mentioned in my previous comment, apt-get (and therefore also the Ubuntu Software Center and Update Center) will not work once people get in this state! It's not like they did anything funky ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1004230 Title: package hsqldb-server 1.8.0.10-9ubuntu2 failed to uninstall: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hsqldb/+bug/1004230/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs