package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)

[Greg Andrews]

System hangs when trying to do flash-installer update . There is no obvious way out of this !!
Sits there for hours.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-61.92-generic 3.2.55
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-61-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 10 16:06:52 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:update-notifier-common:0.119ubuntu8.6:subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-notifier
Title: package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script was killed by signal (Terminated)
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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