How do i force removal of a package :

[Derek Broughton]

Antony Gelberg wrote:

> That's not surprising as the error is coming from dpkg itself, not apt.
>   I don't know why you are trying to force things when the system is
> telling you there is a problem.  You should be trying to fix the problem.

Because errors in removal scripts are almost always innocuous, but equally
almost always the fault of the packager.  Yes, it would be nice if Patrick
filed a bug report against the package, but to actually get rid of his
package he only has two options - FIX the script (or wait for the packager
to fix it) or force it.   

--force-* options exist because packages are sometimes broken.  Use them
carefully, but feel free to use them.
-- 
derek