Package gkrellmd won't upgrade

[Steve Dobson <steve.dobson@syscall.org.uk>]

Hi guys

What is the best way to cope with a package that will not upgrade?

For example:

	# # apt-get upgrade
	Reading package lists... Done
	Building dependency tree       
	Reading state information... Done
	The following packages will be upgraded:
	  gkrellmd
	1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
	2 not fully installed or removed.
	Need to get 0B/108kB of archives.
	After this operation, 57.3kB of additional disk space will be
	used.
	Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
	(Reading database ... 235771 files and directories currently
	installed.)
	Preparing to replace gkrellmd 2.3.1-1
		(using .../gkrellmd_2.3.1-1+b1_amd64.deb) ...
	Stopping gkrellmd: invoke-rc.d: initscript gkrellmd,
		action "stop" failed.
	dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit
		status 1
	dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
	Stopping gkrellmd: invoke-rc.d: initscript gkrellmd, action
		"stop" failed.
	dpkg: error processing
		/mirrors/debian/pool/main/g/gkrellm/gkrellmd_2.3.1-1\
			+b1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
		subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit
		status 1
	Starting gkrellmd: gkrellmd.

	Errors were encountered while processing:
		/mirrors/debian/pool/main/g/gkrellm/gkrellmd_2.3.1-1+\
		b1_amd64.deb
	E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Thanks for any advice.

Steve