Bug#434598: op-panel: Cannot be uninstalled

[Jim Thomas]

I have reproduced the problem consistently.  

Remove asterisk, destar, op-panel.  Edited transcript follows.

# aptitude install destar
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  asterisk asterisk-config asterisk-sounds-main libct3 libiksemel3
  libpri1.0 libradiusclient-ng2 libtonezone1 op-panel python-medusa
  python-pychart python-pysqlite2 python-quixote1
...

# aptitude remove destar
The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED:
  asterisk asterisk-config asterisk-sounds-main libct3 libiksemel3
  libpri1.0 libradiusclient-ng2 libtonezone1 op-panel python-medusa
  python-pychart python-pysqlite2 python-quixote1
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  destar
...
Removing libtonezone1 ...
Removing op-panel ...
No alternatives for op-panel.
dpkg: error processing op-panel (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Starting Flash Operator Panel: op-panelprocess already running.
.
Removing python-medusa ...
...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 op-panel
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
...

# vi /var/lib/dpkg/info/op-panel.prerm
  [comment out update-alternatives]

# aptitude remove destar
[works fine]

If you need the full transcript please let me know.

Regards, Jim