package octave 3.6.1-6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

[3vi1]

The missing symlink isn't the only install problem for the package - it also tries to use a non-existent directory.

Workaround:
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sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libhdf5.so.7.0.2 /usr/lib/libhdf5.so.6
sudo mkdir /usr/local/share/octave/packages
sudo apt-get -f install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: octave 3.6.1-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 27 13:26:33 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up octave (3.6.1-6) ...
 octave: error while loading shared libraries: libhdf5.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing octave (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64+mac (20110913)
SourcePackage: octave
Title: package octave 3.6.1-6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[3vi1 (launchpad-net-eternaldusk)]

Please close this as INVALID. I just tested on a VM and could not recreate the issue.

Looking closer, my issue was probably due to an installation of Octave that had been compiled from source and was resident in /usr/local/bin.

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

o.K I close it as Invalid as of your wish.

Please feel free no leave a notice if their is a problem with the package.

[Holger Knust (hknust)]

Thanks 3vi1 for posting the explanation of your issue! I got the same error message and when I saw your post I remembered that I had built a custom version a few months back. Saved me some time.