Zabbix agent uninstall from ubuntu box

[avecsi]

Hi All,

On my ubuntu box I cannot remove the zabbix agent:


# aptitude reinstall -f zabbix-agent

The following packages will be REINSTALLED:
  zabbix-agent
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/278 kB of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package zabbix-agent.
(Reading database ... 107824 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace zabbix-agent 1:2.0.2+dfsg-3 (using .../zabbix-agent_1%3a2.0.2+dfsg-3_amd64.deb) ...
invoke-rc.d: initscript zabbix-agent, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
invoke-rc.d: initscript zabbix-agent, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/zabbix-agent_1%3a2.0.2+dfsg-3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
invoke-rc.d: initscript zabbix-agent, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/zabbix-agent_1%3a2.0.2+dfsg-3_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
dpkg: error processing zabbix-agent (--configure):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 zabbix-agent

# dpkg --list | grep zabbix

iFR zabbix-agent                      1:2.0.2+dfsg-3                      network monitoring solution - agent

Is there any solution for this?

Thanks,

[aib]

try to "kill" zabbix_agent daemon before uninstall.
sometimes it's hard to stop it from working

[avecsi]

# killall -9 zabbix_agentd

# ps -ef | grep zabbix
root     18079 11528  0 15:32 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto zabbix

# aptitude purge -f zabbix-agent
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  zabbix-agent{p}
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 689 kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
dpkg: error processing zabbix-agent (--purge):
 Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Errors were encountered while processing:
 zabbix-agent
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:

Didnt help.

[aib]

check this link