Comment 6 for bug 115592

<email address hidden> wrote:
> reinstall the created package
>
> sudo dpkg -i PACKAGE
>
> otherwise you could try: sudo dpkg -P magicolor2430dl
>
> ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: update-manager => dpkg
> Status: Needs Info => Confirmed
>
>
Here are the results of trying to install or remove the package...

jim@jim-desktop:~/Downloads$ sudo alien -i --scripts
magicolor2430DL-1.5.0-1.i386.rpm
/var/lib/dpkg/info/magicolor2430dl.postrm: 9: Syntax error: "("
unexpected (expecting "fi")
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 9: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting
"fi")
dpkg: error processing magicolor2430dl_1.5.0-2_i386.deb (--install):
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 9: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting
"fi")
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 magicolor2430dl_1.5.0-2_i386.deb

jim@jim-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -P magicolor2430dl
Password:
dpkg: error processing magicolor2430dl (--purge):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 magicolor2430dl
jim@jim-desktop:~$

Thanks so much for this help.

Jim