Update error (solved)

[Douglas Phillipson]

Douglas Phillipson wrote:
> When updating Feisty I get the following error I can't seem to resolve:
>
> Selecting previously deselected package gmediaserver.
> (Reading database ... 119303 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace gmediaserver 0.11.0-1 (using 
> .../gmediaserver_0.12.0-1_i386.deb) ...
> Stopping gmediaserver: invoke-rc.d: initscript gmediaserver, action 
> "stop" failed.
> dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
> Stopping gmediaserver: invoke-rc.d: initscript gmediaserver, action 
> "stop" failed.
> dpkg: error processing 
> /var/cache/apt/archives/gmediaserver_0.12.0-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
>  subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Starting gmediaserver: Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/gmediaserver_0.12.0-1_i386.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> I can't even remove gmediaserver with dpkg, I get:
>
> sudo dpkg -r gmediaserver
> (Reading database ... 119302 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing gmediaserver ...
> Stopping gmediaserver: invoke-rc.d: initscript gmediaserver, action 
> "stop" failed.
> dpkg: error processing gmediaserver (--remove):
>  subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> Starting gmediaserver: Errors were encountered while processing:
>  gmediaserver
>
> Any help would be appreciated...
>
> Regards
>
> Doug P
>
>   
apt-get clean      did the trick...

Doug P