I have recently installed apcupsd package from my system and then decided to remove it.
When I try to remove it it fails.Below is some info:

> uname -a Linux 3.5.0-26-generic #42~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Mon

> Mar 11 22:17:58 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

> 

> sudo apt-get -f install apcupsd Reading package lists... Done Building

> dependency tree        Reading state information... Done apcupsd is

> already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove

> and 7 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0

> B/281 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk

> space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

> 

> (Reading database ... 454090 files and directories currently

> installed.) Preparing to replace apcupsd 3.14.10-1 (using

> .../apcupsd_3.14.10-1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement apcupsd ...

> invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apcupsd not found. cat:

> /var/lib/acpi-support/system-manufacturer: No such file or directory

> cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-product-name: No such file or

> directory cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-version: No such file or

> directory cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/bios-version: No such file or

> directory dpkg: warning: subprocess old post-removal script returned

> error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead

> ... invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apcupsd not found.

> cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-manufacturer: No such file or

> directory cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-product-name: No such file

> or directory cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-version: No such file

> or directory cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/bios-version: No such file or

> directory dpkg: error processing

> /var/cache/apt/archives/apcupsd_3.14.10-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): 

> subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1

> invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apcupsd not found. cat:

> /var/lib/acpi-support/system-manufacturer: No such file or directory

> cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-product-name: No such file or

> directory cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-version: No such file or

> directory cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/bios-version: No such file or

> directory dpkg: error while cleaning up:  subprocess new post-removal

> script returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for ureadahead

> ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while

> processing:  /var/cache/apt/archives/apcupsd_3.14.10-1_amd64.deb E:

> Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

> 





> sudo apt-get remove apcupsd Reading package lists... Done Building

> dependency tree        Reading state information... Done The following

> packages will be REMOVED:   apcupsd 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1

> to remove and 7 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After

> this operation, 749 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to

> continue [Y/n]?  dpkg: error processing apcupsd (--remove):  Package

> is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should  reinstall it before

> attempting a removal. Errors were encountered while processing: 

> apcupsd E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Can somebody help please?

Thank you
Yannis

I have tried everything and for some reason it does not uninstall!

sudo apt-get --reinstall install apcupsd

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done



0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.

17 not fully installed or removed.

Need to get 0 B/281 kB of archives.

After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.

(Reading database ... 454211 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to replace apcupsd 3.14.10-1 (using .../apcupsd_3.14.10-1_amd64.deb) ...

Unpacking replacement apcupsd ...

invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apcupsd not found.

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-manufacturer: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-product-name: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-version: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/bios-version: No such file or directory

dpkg: warning: subprocess old post-removal script returned error exit status 1

dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...

invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apcupsd not found.

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-manufacturer: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-product-name: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-version: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/bios-version: No such file or directory

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/apcupsd_3.14.10-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):

 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1

invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/apcupsd not found.

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-manufacturer: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-product-name: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/system-version: No such file or directory

cat: /var/lib/acpi-support/bios-version: No such file or directory

dpkg: error while cleaning up:

 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Processing triggers for ureadahead ...

Processing triggers for man-db ...

Errors were encountered while processing:

 /var/cache/apt/archives/apcupsd_3.14.10-1_amd64.deb

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)



sudo apt-get remove apcupsd

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  apcupsd

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 7 not upgraded.

17 not fully installed or removed.

After this operation, 749 kB disk space will be freed.

Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 

dpkg: error processing apcupsd (--remove):

 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should

 reinstall it before attempting a removal.

Errors were encountered while processing:

 apcupsd

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)