$ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb [sudo] password for jason: Selecting previously deselected package mailscanner. (Reading database ... 99213 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace mailscanner 4.58.9-2ubuntu1 (using mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb) ... invoke-rc.d: initscript mailscanner, action "stop" failed. dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... No MailScanner found running; none killed. invoke-rc.d: initscript mailscanner, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 invoke-rc.d: initscript mailscanner, action "start" failed. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb jason@mail:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb (Reading database ... 99213 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace mailscanner 4.58.9-2ubuntu1 (using mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb) ... invoke-rc.d: initscript mailscanner, action "stop" failed. dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... No MailScanner found running; none killed. invoke-rc.d: initscript mailscanner, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 invoke-rc.d: initscript mailscanner, action "start" failed. dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: mailscanner_4.66.5-1_all.deb