How to remove gnome-panel-data?

[Art Edwards <edwardsa@afrl.kirtland.af.mil>]

I'm trying to remove gnome-panel-data on a stable box. Here is what
I get.

apt-get remove gnome-panel-data
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  gnome-panel-data
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 26 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 9601kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 126581 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing gnome-panel-data ...
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/panel-compatibility.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/panel-global.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/panel-general.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/panel-toplevel.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/panel-object.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/clock.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/fish.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/workspace-switcher.schemas could not be found.
Warning: /usr/share/gconf/schemas/window-list.schemas could not be found.
usage: gconf-schemas --[un]register file1.schemas [file2.schemas [...]]

gconf-schemas: error: You need to give at least a file to (un)register.
dpkg: error processing gnome-panel-data (--remove):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-panel-data
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any help would be appreciated.

Art Edwards