package octave3.2 3.2.4-12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Stefan Lindström]

Octave could not be installed properly during the upgrade to 12.04.
I tried to remove octave-* and reinstall octave, but the error persists

When I run octave from the terminal anyway, I get this error message:

error: libginac-1.5.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
error: called from:
error: /usr/lib/octave/packages/3.2/symbolic-1.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-api-v37/PKG_ADD at line 44, column 1
error: addpath: expecting all args to be character strings
error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 2227, column 5
error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 2012, column 1
error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 301, column 7
error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/startup/octaverc at line 34, column 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: octave3.2 3.2.4-12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
AptOrdering:
 octave3.2-common: Install
 octave3.2: Install
 octave3.2-common: Configure
 octave3.2: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 19 11:20:24 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: octave3.2
Title: package octave3.2 3.2.4-12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-19 (0 days ago)

[Mike Miller (mtmiller)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, it appears this problem may be occurring because of an Octave Forge package that is not provided by Ubuntu. The error message refers to symbolic-1.1.0, but the version of octave-symbolic in Ubuntu 12.04 is 1.0.9. Can you verify whether the package is owned by an Ubuntu package or was installed locally?

Please run:
  dpkg -S /usr/lib/octave/packages/3.2/*-* /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/*-*

to determine which Octave packages are and are not installed from supported Ubuntu packages.

[Stefan Lindström (stefan-lindstroem)]

Dear Mike,

I switched to a Fedora installation a while ago, so I am unable to help
you. (I switched to debug a problem with frequent system freezes, that
turned out to be hardware-related in the end)

Kind regards,
/Stefan

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 7:21 AM, Mike Miller <email address hidden>wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make
> Ubuntu better. However, it appears this problem may be occurring because
> of an Octave Forge package that is not provided by Ubuntu. The error
> message refers to symbolic-1.1.0, but the version of octave-symbolic in
> Ubuntu 12.04 is 1.0.9. Can you verify whether the package is owned by an
> Ubuntu package or was installed locally?
>
> Please run:
> dpkg -S /usr/lib/octave/packages/3.2/*-*
> /usr/share/octave/packages/3.2/*-*
>
> to determine which Octave packages are and are not installed from
> supported Ubuntu packages.
>
> ** Changed in: octave3.2 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026533
>
> Title:
> package octave3.2 3.2.4-12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> Status in “octave3.2” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Octave could not be installed properly during the upgrade to 12.04.
> I tried to remove octave-* and reinstall octave, but the error persists
>
> When I run octave from the terminal anyway, I get this error message:
>
> error: libginac-1.5.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file
> or directory
> error: called from:
> error:
> /usr/lib/octave/packages/3.2/symbolic-1.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-api-v37/PKG_ADD
> at line 44, column 1
> error: addpath: expecting all args to be character strings
> error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 2227, column 5
> error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 2012, column 1
> error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/pkg/pkg.m at line 301, column 7
> error: /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/startup/octaverc at line 34, column 1
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: octave3.2 3.2.4-12
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
> AptOrdering:
> octave3.2-common: Install
> octave3.2: Install
> octave3.2-common: Configure
> octave3.2: Configure
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Thu Jul 19 11:20:24 2012
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64
> (20110427.1)
> SourcePackage: octave3.2
> Title: package octave3.2 3.2.4-12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-19 (0 days ago)
>
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--
Stefan Lindström

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