removing deb leaves symlink which causes apache to fail starting

I also run into the same issue with package version 3.0.0-3ubuntu1~feisty1 in the backports repo.
When removed (and purged) it leaves a /etc/apache2/config.d/backuppc symlink sitting there which causes apache to fail.

Running Ubuntu 7.04 AMD64 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 19:00:28 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

the 2nd poster seems to confirm this in a 2nd release

I can confirm it on an up-to-date Gutsy box. Karl's patch fixes this bug.

A little note for your reference: when specifying a Launchpad bug number, use the notation (LP: #84487), this way the bug report will be closed automagically when your fix will be uploaded.

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Luca Falavigna wrote:
> I can confirm it on an up-to-date Gutsy box. Karl's patch fixes this
> bug.
>
> A little note for your reference: when specifying a Launchpad bug
> number, use the notation (LP: #84487), this way the bug report will be
> closed automagically when your fix will be uploaded.

thank you for looking into it.
When i get home i'll redo the debdiff incase it still needs it.

>
> You can subscribe this bug to ubuntu-universe-sponsors to make them

i'll do so when i get home

> aware of your effort. Thank you.
>

thanks

Luca - i attempted to match the notation you meantion in your comment. Apart from that it is exactly the same patch.

Thanks for you work on this bug.

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backuppc (3.0.0-3ubuntu2) gutsy; urgency=low

  * Add .conf to the symlink removal code in prerm. (LP: #84487)

 -- Karl Goetz <email address hidden> Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:49:15 +0930

backuppc (3.0.0-4ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

  * Merge from Debian unstable
  * Remaining Ubuntu changes:
    - Use LSB functions in the init script, and make /var/run/backuppc if
      needed.
    - Remove dependancy on wwwconfig-common.
    - We like apache 2 more, so move it first to the alternatives list.
    - Bump libfile-rsyncp-perl and rsync from Suggests to Depends.
    - Remove stop script symlinks from rc0 and rc6.
    - Don't chown /var/run/backuppc in the postinst.
    - Don't move /var/lib/backuppc/conf/* (and then delete) to /etc/backuppc
      in rules, upstream is shipping the config files in /etc/backuppc
      themselves.
    - Unfuzzify debian/config.pl.diff.
    - Munge Maintainer field as per spec.
    - Add .conf to the symlink removal code in prerm. (LP: #84487)

 -- Reinhard Tartler <email address hidden> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:55:31 +0200