package apparmor 2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Erick Martinez]

This issue appear while trying to update apparmor from the update manager.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apparmor 2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 16 11:29:46 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up apparmor (2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1) ...
 Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN2> line 2.
 dpkg: error processing apparmor (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=721ca863-89bd-4084-906b-02bba959e717 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: apparmor
Title: package apparmor 2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (50 days ago)

[Erick Martinez (erickrmartinez)]

I tried

$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for *****:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libpam-smbpass
Suggested packages:
  samba
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libpam-smbpass
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 34 not upgraded.
12 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/759 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up apparmor (2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1) ...
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 2.
dpkg: error processing apparmor (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Setting up cups (1.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 2.
dpkg: error processing cups (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Setting up man-db (2.6.1-2) ...
Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::Boolean"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 2.
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apparmor-utils:
 apparmor-utils depends on apparmor (>= 2.6.1-4ubuntu1); however:
  Package apparmor is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing apparmor-utils (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up flashplugin-installer (11.2.202.236ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Noninteractive::String"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 1.
dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of flashplugin-downloader:i386:
 flashplugin-downloader:i386 depends on flashplugin-installer (...