package dictionaries-common 1.11.5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| dictionaries-common (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Happened during a dist upgrade.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: dictionaries-common 1.11.5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-32-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 20 09:41:03 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
Title: package dictionaries-common 1.11.5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-03-19 (0 days ago)
| Karthik (karthik-mallavarapu) wrote | #1 |
Quoting the attached VarLogDistupgra
> Setting up dictionaries-common (1.11.5ubuntu1) ...
> Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $template in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
> ate.pm line 81, <GEN0> chunk 4.
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
:
> Use of uninitialized value $item in exists at /usr/share/
> update-
> dictionaries-
> Choices: , Manual symlink setting
> shared/
> Installed elements: american (American English)
> Please see "/usr/share/
> "Debconf database corruption" for recovery info.
> update-
> does not correspond to any installed package in the system
> and no alternative ispell dictionary could be selected.
> dpkg: error processing dictionaries-common (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
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