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clamav-havp will be removed - Error exit status 1

Asked by reverend

Dear Clamers,

Need help/w Oyster and Clam removal...

clamav-docs will be removed with configuration
clamav-testfiles will be removed with configuration
libclamav2 will be removed with configuration
havp will be removed
        Not So!
E: havp: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
E: havp: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Synaptic Package Manager (Can't remove):

        clamav-docs
        clamav-testfiles
        libclamav2

sudo dpkg --remove hvap
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process

So, How do I open and remove this Clam?

Thank you,

Reverend Hamer

Note:
I am using feisty fawn and it's my 3rd day with Linux "Ubuntu".
This is my attempt 2b windows free forever-and I'm a Newbie!

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

When you try to remove or install a package be sure there are not other packages manager opened and or working.
In other words have you close Synaptic before try to remove by command line with:
sudo dpkg --remove hvap

Please send new errors, if you get, here.

HTH

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reverend (email-reverendhamer) said : 		#2

reverend@reverend-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --remove havp*
(Reading database ... 126292 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing havp ...
Stopping havp: invoke-rc.d: initscript havp, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing havp (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Starting havp: Starting HAVP Version: 0.82
Could not open lock testfile /var/run/havp/havp-Ql4WXD: No such file or directory
Maybe you need to: chown havp /var/run/havp
Exiting..
invoke-rc.d: initscript havp, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove havp~ which isn't installed.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 havp
reverend@reverend-laptop:~$

Back to:
script returned error exit status 1

If I try to down load any new program - havp stops it cold!
also
Lock testfile? I am clueless...

Thank you,

Reverend Hamer

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Try to do what error message tell you open a terminal and type:
sudo chown havp /var/run/havp
then try to start havp by typing:
sudo /inint.d/havp start
if it start then try to remove with:
sudo dpkg --remove havp*

Sometimes to remove deb packages they must be in running state...

HTH

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

Sorry i made an error:
sudo /etc/init.d/havp start

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