[Pkg-hpijs-devel] Bug#453902: preinst fails: update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/hplip exists during rc.d purge

[Josh Triplett]

Package: hplip
Version: 2.7.10-4
Severity: grave

hplip's preinst fails:

Preparing to replace hplip 1.6.10-4.3 (using .../hplip_2.7.10-4_amd64.deb) ...
Stopping HP Linux Printing and Imaging System: hpiod hpssd.
Stopping HP Linux Printing and Imaging System: hpiod hpssd.
update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/hplip exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hplip_2.7.10-4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Starting HP Linux Printing and Imaging System: hpiod hpssd.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/hplip_2.7.10-4_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This makes the package uninstallable.

- Josh Triplett

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages hplip depends on:
ii  adduser                     3.105        add and remove users and groups
ii  coreutils                   5.97-5.6     The GNU core utilities
ii  cupsys                      1.3.4-2      Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
ii  hplip-data                  2.7.10-4     HP Linux Printing and Imaging - da
ii  libc6                       2.7-3        GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcupsys2                  1.3.4-2      Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
ii  libgcc1                     1:4.2.2-4    GCC support library
ii  libsnmp15                   5.4.1~dfsg-4 SNMP (Simple Network Management Pr
ii  libssl0.9.8                 0.9.8g-3     SSL shared libraries
ii  libstdc++6                  4.2.2-4      The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libusb-0.1-4                2:0.1.12-8   userspace USB programming library
ii  lsb-base                    3.1-24       Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip
ii  python                      2.4.4-6      An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-qt3                  3.17.3-3     Qt3 bindings for Python
ii  python-support              0.7.5        automated rebuilding support for p

Versions of packages hplip recommends:
ii  cupsys-client          1.3.4-1           Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
ii  hpijs                  2.6.10+1.6.10-4.3 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs
ii  hpijs-ppds             2.6.10+1.6.10-4.3 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - HP
pn  linuxprinting.org-ppds <none>            (no description available)
pn  python-reportlab       <none>            (no description available)

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