This was fixed in xenial, udev's prerm now understands the "deconfigure" action. Unfortunately we can't retroactively fix the broken one in wily.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #809744 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809744 ** Also affects: systemd (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809744 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1555243 Title: package systemd 229-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1555243/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs