MongoDB errors: mongodb-10gen E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I’m trying to install things in Linux (Crunchbang Linux – a derivation of Debian), and I’m getting errors which point towards mongodb-20gen.

When I try to remove it using :-

cometbill@Linuxn00b:~$ sudo apt-get remove mongodb-10gen

I get …

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mongodb-10gen
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 221 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 81657 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mongodb-10gen ...
arg: remove
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/mongodb not found.
dpkg: error processing mongodb-10gen (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/mongodb not found.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 100
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mongodb-10gen
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I read something on here for similar errors with MongoDB, and it suggested removing mongo-clients, so, I tried:-

cometbill@Linuxn00b:~$ sudo apt-get remove mongodb-clients

and get:-

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'mongodb-clients' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up mongodb-10gen (2.4.6) ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/mongodb not found.
dpkg: error processing mongodb-10gen (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 100
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mongodb-10gen
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Answer

This is due to some corruption within the package manager dpkg itself, this thread from Ask Ubuntu: https://askubuntu.com/questions/195950/package-system-broken-e-sub-process-usr-bin-dpkg-returned-an-error-code-1 lists some solutions, more specifically the editing of the status file has been noted as one that always works.