package syslinux-themes-debian (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127

[zmago]

package syslinux-themes-debian (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: syslinux-themes-debian (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering:
 extlinux: Remove
 syslinux-themes-debian: Remove
 syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy: Remove
 unetbootin-translations: Remove
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 2 15:07:44 2013
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing extlinux ...
 Removing syslinux-themes-debian ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/syslinux-themes-debian.postrm: 15: /var/lib/dpkg/info/syslinux-themes-debian.postrm: extlinux-update: not found
 dpkg: error processing syslinux-themes-debian (--remove):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
DuplicateSignature: package:syslinux-themes-debian:(not installed):subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-30 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: syslinux-themes-debian
Title: package syslinux-themes-debian (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Remco Brenninkmeijer (requist1)]

I had the same with upgrade to beta1 14.10, manually installing via aptitude worked like expected.

[martin suchanek (martin-suc)]

I had the same problem within distribution upgrade from 14.04 to 14.10.

[Danel-dnl-93 (danel-dnl-93)]

It showed up after I made distribution upgrade from 14.04 to 14.10

[Leif Arne Storset (lastorset)]

This showed up for me when I ran `apt-get autoremove` after upgrading to 14.10, having declined the autoremoval during upgrade. The workaround for me was simple; I just ran `apt-get autoremove` again.

[Removed by request (removed4606406)]

14.04.2 3.13.0-46-generic: no upgrade, (interrupted download?)
sudo apt-get upgrade works normally
no visible symptoms.
crash file attached

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1042511, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.