mldonkey package uninstall problems

[metricus]

I tried to install/uninstall mldonkey package in both x86-32 and 64 installations. This is an excerpt from a apt-get-remove command:
The effect is that it remains installed and everytime one runs dpkg gets this error. How can I fix this or remove it completely so I don't get the adept error.?

~$ sudo apt-get remove  mldonkey-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mldonkey-server
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 9777kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 66924 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mldonkey-server ...
Stopping MLDonkey: mlnetNo process in pidfile `/var/run/mlnet.pid' found running               ; none killed.
invoke-rc.d: initscript mldonkey-server, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing mldonkey-server (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Starting MLDonkey: mlnet configuration file prevent mlnet to be started (use for               ce-start).
Errors were encountered while processing:
mldonkey-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
~$ 

[Orc65]

Re: mldonkey package uninstall problems

Ok mate, had exactly the same problem, and I found this link
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu...key/+bug/42847

go into Konsole and type "sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/info/mldonkey-server.prerm", hit enter.
It will bring up the code for in the file and on line 6, change the 'exit $?' on line 006 to 'true'

hit "ctrl o", "enter" then "ctrl x"
then run Adept Manager and remove the program.

While it does uninstall it I have discovered that it leaves behind some files (in /var/lib/dpkg/info/, /etc/init.d, and /home/, there may be others that I haven't found). anyone have a better solution?