package branding-ubuntu (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jing Zhang]

The problem was submitted in last year, but it occurred on 16.04 LTS on my PC, so file this problem as an individual one.

All related files are collected and attached.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: branding-ubuntu (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 10 16:36:16 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: branding-ubuntu
Title: package branding-ubuntu (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jing Zhang (domzjing)]

I have checked from my PC, no package was found with this name, branding-ubuntu.

root@jing:~# dpkg -l | grep branding-ubuntu
root@jing:~#

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

That's because it failed to install.