I cannot update anything including Zorin. Process halted too many errors

[marcin998]

I tried to install brscan for my Brother MFC. I doesn't work but i cannot uninstall it. when I try I get "Process halted because of too many errors". I have tried everything on the internet including -purge. Nothing works. Do I have to re-install Zorin to get rid of this ??

marcin@HPzorin:~$ sudo apt remove --purge brscan
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
brscan
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 86 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 278142 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing brscan (0.2.4) ...
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/BHL': No such file o
r directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/BHL2': No such file
or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/BHL2FB': No such fil
e or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/BHLFB': No such file
or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/BHMFB': No such file
or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/BHminiFB': No such f
ile or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/YL4': No such file o
r directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/YL4FB': No such file
or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/ZL2': No such file o
r directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/ZL2FB': No such file
or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/ZLe': No such file o
r directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData/ZLeFB': No such file
or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane/GrayCmData': No such file or di
rectory
rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/Brother/sane': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package brscan (--remove):
installed brscan package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit sta
tus 1
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
brscan
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Locklear93]

The errors are saying that the files it's trying to uninstall are already gone. Try ls /usr/local/Brother. If it's an empty directory or if the response is that that path doesn't exist at all, something deleted the files without removing the entry in APT's database. I would try repairing the package (I'm on my phone or I'd look up the command line; probably sudo apt repair and then package name.) Once it's repaired, removal should work. If not, there's probably a way to just delete it from APT's database, but I'd treat that as a last resort.

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Welcome to the Forum!

Did You checked if the Directory /usr/local/Brother/sane is exists? And how do You have installed this brscan Package? Did You downloaded it from Brother? If yes: Did You check if it is compatible with Ubuntu 22.04 (the Base of Zorin)?