package jabref (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed jabref package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

On Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:20:58 -0000, Jarretinha wrote:

> Failed to uninstall and purge. Chrome extensions failed to be removed
> properly (Chrome wasn't even installed).

> Purging configuration files for jabref (5.6.60000-1) ...
> rm: cannot remove '/opt/google/chrome/extensions/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh.json': No such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing package jabref (--purge):
> installed jabref package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1

JabRef is Debian and Ubuntu Jammy has the version 3.8.2+ds-16,
doesn't install anything into /opt, doesn't ship a chrome extension
or a postrm script.

It looks like this ticket against a 5.6.60000-1 version refers to the
upstream .deb from https://www.jabref.org/ ->
https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef.html and should be reported at
https://github.com/JabRef/jabref

Cheers,
gregor

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That's right. But, why it triggered the report? It happened after a apt-get
dist-upgrade.

On Wed, Jun 29, 2022, 04:10 gregor herrmann <email address hidden>
wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:20:58 -0000, Jarretinha wrote:
>
> > Failed to uninstall and purge. Chrome extensions failed to be removed
> > properly (Chrome wasn't even installed).
>
> > Purging configuration files for jabref (5.6.60000-1) ...
> > rm: cannot remove
> '/opt/google/chrome/extensions/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh.json': No
> such file or directory
> > dpkg: error processing package jabref (--purge):
> > installed jabref package post-removal script subprocess returned error
> exit status 1
>
> JabRef is Debian and Ubuntu Jammy has the version 3.8.2+ds-16,
> doesn't install anything into /opt, doesn't ship a chrome extension
> or a postrm script.
>
> It looks like this ticket against a 5.6.60000-1 version refers to the
> upstream .deb from https://www.jabref.org/ ->
> https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef.html and should be reported at
> https://github.com/JabRef/jabref
>
> Cheers,
> gregor
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1980165
>
> Title:
> package jabref (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed
> jabref package post-removal script subprocess returned error exit
> status 1
>
> Status in jabref package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Failed to uninstall and purge. Chrome extensions failed to be removed
> properly (Chrome wasn't even installed).
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
> Package: jabref (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-39.42-generic 5.15.35
> Uname: Linux 5.15.0-39-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
> AptOrdering:
> jabref:amd64: Purge
> NULL: ConfigurePending
> NULL: PurgePending
> NULL: ConfigurePending
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
> Date: Sun Jun 19 08:56:05 2022
> DpkgTerminalLog:
> Purging configuration files for jabref (5.6.60000-1) ...
> rm: cannot remove
> '/opt/google/chrome/extensions/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh.json': No
> such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing package jabref (--purge):
> installed jabref package post-removal script subprocess returned error
> exit status 1
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:jabref:(not installed)
> Purging configuration files for jabref (5.6.60000-1) ...
> rm: cannot remove
> '/opt/google/chrome/extensions/bifehkofibaamoeaopjglfkddgkijdlh.json': No
> such file or directory
> dpkg: error processing package jabref (--purge):
> installed jabref package post-removal script subprocess returned error
> exit status 1
> ErrorMessage: installed jabref package post-removal script subprocess
> returned error exit status 1
> ...

On Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:16:15 -0000, Jarretinha wrote:

> That's right. But, why it triggered the report? It happened after a apt-get
> dist-upgrade.

Not sure, I'm a Debian Developer and don't know Ubuntu that well :)

I guess the apt system calls some bug reporting tool (apport?) on
failure, so maybe you get a dialog saying "Something went wrong, do
you want to report it?" or maybe this happens automatically.

Anyway, I just wanted to note that this is not a Debian/Ubuntu
problem …

Cheers,
gregor

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