Unable to reinstall the Couchbase

Couchbase Server
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I’m unable to reinstall the Counchbase(couchbase-server-community_7.2.0-linux_amd64.deb).
It seems uninstall is not correctly done. I have deleted all folders and tmp files for dpkg, still not able to reinstall it. Please help us how to reinstall it.

Systems: Ubuntu 22.04.
CB: couchbase-server-community_7.2.0-linux_amd64.deb and couchbase-release-1.0-amd64.deb

I followed all steps given in the Counchbase document.

machine@machine-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo dpkg -i ./couchbase-server-community_7.2.0-linux_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for machine:
(Reading database … 207604 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack …/couchbase-server-community_7.2.0-linux_amd64.deb …
/var/lib/dpkg/info/couchbase-server-community.prerm: 5: /opt/couchbase/bin/install/systemd-ctl: not found
dpkg: warning: old couchbase-server-community package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead …
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: 5: /opt/couchbase/bin/install/systemd-ctl: not found
dpkg: error processing archive ./couchbase-server-community_7.2.0-linux_amd64.deb (–install):
new couchbase-server-community package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
./couchbase-server-community_7.2.0-linux_amd64.deb
machine@machine-System-Product-Name:~$

machine@machine-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo dpkg -i ./couchbase-release-1.0-amd64.deb
dpkg: error: cannot access archive ‘./couchbase-release-1.0-amd64.deb’: No such file or directory
machine@machine-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo dpkg -i ./couchbase-release-1.0-6-amd64.deb
(Reading database … 207604 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack …/couchbase-release-1.0-6-amd64.deb …
Supported platforms are: Debian/wheezy,jessie,stretch and Ubuntu/precise,trusty,xenial,bionic
dpkg: error processing archive ./couchbase-release-1.0-6-amd64.deb (–install):
new couchbase-release package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
./couchbase-release-1.0-6-amd64.deb
machine@machine-System-Product-Name:~$

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Could you try:

sudo dpkg -P couchbase-server-community

before attempting reinstallation?

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Note also, dpkg-deb -c couchbase-server-community_7.2.0-linux_amd64.deb
Will list all the files that the package uses, in case something was missed in your cleanup.

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Tried with the above comment.

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Hi Ianmccloy,

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It’s not working.

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Sorry for the delay. You can just remove the .prerm file and re-run the dpkg -P. You should then be able to reinstall and the .prerm file will be recreated.

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Manually removed counchbase.server.community.prerm file and now I’m able to reinstall the CB.

Thank you so much.

Vinoth.R

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