Bug#163656: kdm stopping error

["VEGH, Janos" <J.Vegh@atomki.hu>]

Package: dselect
Version: 1.9.21

Hi,

I am trying to install a new kernel.
I looks OK, but when I say 'No" repeatedly to the question

Do you wish to stop the kdm daemon? 

than the process hangs, see the bottom.

Regards

Janos




Press any key to continue...veghj:/etc/apt# apt-get update
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Press any key to continue...veghj:/etc/apt# dselect
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  kdm scrollkeeper
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ash cramfsprogs initrd-tools kernel-doc-2.4.18 kernel-image-2.4.18-686
0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0  not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/10.5MB of archives. After unpacking 24.1MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 66669 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing kdm ...
WARNING: Preparing to stop K display manager (kdm) daemon, and it appears
to be
managing at least one running X session.  If kdm is stopped now, any X
sessions
it manages will be terminated.  Otherwise you may leave kdm running, and
the
new version will take effect the next time kdm is restarted.

Do you wish to stop the kdm daemon? (y/n) [n] n
WARNING: Preparing to stop K display manager (kdm) daemon, and it appears
to be
managing at least one running X session.  If kdm is stopped now, any X
sessions
it manages will be terminated.  Otherwise you may leave kdm running, and
the
new version will take effect the next time kdm is restarted.

Do you wish to stop the kdm daemon? (y/n) [n] n
dpkg: error processing kdm (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)