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ubuntu-keyring package

package ubuntu-keyring 2012.05.19 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Bug #1437209 reported by Ankush Menat
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This bug affects 2 people
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ubuntu-keyring (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

This appeared randomly after upgrading from terminal. When I run software updater, it keeps prompting from "Partial upgrade"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubuntu-keyring 2012.05.19
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.79-generic 3.13.11-ckt15
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8
AptOrdering:
 ubuntu-keyring: Install
 ubuntu-keyring: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Mar 27 13:43:09 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:ubuntu-keyring:2012.05.19:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-08 (322 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-keyring
Title: package ubuntu-keyring 2012.05.19 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Ankush Menat (ankush-menat) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in ubuntu-keyring (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Pascal Mons (anton+) wrote :

May be some explanation on when this happened.

I was experiencing a loss of GPG PUBKEYs as described by "Apt-get Reports NO_PUBKEY GPG Error for Keys that are Present in Trusted"

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1263540

Then I ran :

$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-keyring --reinstall

This caused a crash while re-installing the ubuntu-keyring package.

Later I did proceed as explained by the latest posts on bug 1263540.

I deleted all the contents in /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/ (Not exactly) :

$ sudo mv /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/ /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d.old/
$ mkdir /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/

Then I ran :

$ sudo dpkg -i webupd8/launchpad-getkeys_0.3.3-1~webupd8~2_all.deb

(launchpad-getkeys was found here : http://www.webupd8.org/2010/05/automatically-import-all-missing.html)

$ sudo launchpad-getkeys
$ sudo apt-get update

... This solved the issue for me.

Still the ubuntu-keyring is not broken and performing well.

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b8e5n (b8e5n) wrote :

Great,
I had similar problem a while ago. Now that I wanted to upgrade it was bothering me with most of my PPAs.
Fortunately that solved my problem. I tried methods from here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2257304 but nothing worked...

Not it is fully repaired.

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