package syslinux-themes-debian 12-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127

[pask]

During Upgrade process from 14.04 to 14.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: syslinux-themes-debian 12-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 25 07:44:52 2014
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:syslinux-themes-debian:12-3:subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-23 (335 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: syslinux-themes-debian
Title: package syslinux-themes-debian 12-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-25 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[karpatt (alessandro-simone-gmail)]

Try to re-install :

sudo apt-get remove syslinux-themes-debian

sudo apt-get install syslinux-themes-debian

[Guntbert Reiter (guntbert)]

#3 as a workaround pulled in an additional package: syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy, maybe that dependency was missing in 14.04 ?