error while removing mintdesktop

[off220]

aptitude remove mintdesktop
The following packages will be REMOVED:
mintdesktop
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 127kB will be freed.
(Reading database ... 127691 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mintdesktop ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mintdesktop.prerm: 32: cannot create /etc/gdm/PostLogin/mintDesktop.tmp: Directory nonexistent
dpkg: error processing mintdesktop (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
mintdesktop
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:

[vrkalak]

Why are you trying to 'remove' the Mintdesktop?

What are you trying to do 'exactly'? We need more details.

[off220]

I just do not need it. Trying to make it as light as possible, removing unneeded services and packages. It's a small programm to configure desktop settings, not metapackage with mint tools..

[secipolla]

Try

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apt-get remove -f

[off220]

same error

sudo apt-get remove -f mintdesktop
[sudo] password for off220:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
mintdesktop
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 127kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 127407 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mintdesktop ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mintdesktop.prerm: 32: cannot create /etc/gdm/PostLogin/mintDesktop.tmp: Directory nonexistent
dpkg: error processing mintdesktop (--remove):
subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
mintdesktop
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[DeusExEx]

got the same error on upgrading LMDE (sid) today.
Fixed with creating a symlink /etc/gdm pointing to /etc/gdm3
and coping /etc/gdm3/PostLogin/Default.sample to /etc/gdm3/PostLogin/Default