package libopenni0 1.5.4.0-14 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[John]

Error during installation

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libopenni0 1.5.4.0-14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-71.92-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-71-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 3 23:20:18 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libopenni0:1.5.4.0-14
 Setting up libopenni0 (1.5.4.0-14) ...
 mv: cannot stat '/var/lib/ni/licenses.xml.dpkg-old': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package libopenni0 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: openni
Title: package libopenni0 1.5.4.0-14 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jochen Sprickerhof (v-launchpad-jochen-sprickerhof-de)]

This looks strange, the postinst should only be triggered when you upgrade from an really old version, but the logs suggest that it's a fresh install. Is there anything else uncommon on your setup (like upgraded from an other version, third party repos like PPAs)?

[John (ubuntu1-1)]

Nothing uncommon really. Just a usual setup with no third party repos. I'll
try to reproduce the problem and let you know if I could.

On Jun 28, 2017 11:01 AM, "Jochen Sprickerhof" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> This looks strange, the postinst should only be triggered when you
> upgrade from an really old version, but the logs suggest that it's a
> fresh install. Is there anything else uncommon on your setup (like
> upgraded from an other version, third party repos like PPAs)?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1679450
>
> Title:
> package libopenni0 1.5.4.0-14 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> Status in openni package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Error during installation
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: libopenni0 1.5.4.0-14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-71.92-generic 4.4.49
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-71-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Apr 3 23:20:18 2017
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:libopenni0:1.5.4.0-14
> Setting up libopenni0 (1.5.4.0-14) ...
> mv: cannot stat '/var/lib/ni/licenses.xml.dpkg-old': No such file or
> directory
> dpkg: error processing package libopenni0 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 1
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
> apt 1.2.19
> SourcePackage: openni
> Title: package libopenni0 1.5.4.0-14 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[LaunchpadLoginDefectReport (nagle-1)]

Probably triggered by installing ROS, which pulls in vast amounts of stuff with pinned versions.

[Thomas Furfaro (tfurfaro)]

I have the same problem, and happened after installing the new ros2.

[Bob Feretich (bob-feretich)]

I agree that it's probably ROS related. That's a common element to my computer. Somewhere, I thought I saw something about ROS support for OPENNI being discontinued. ROS used openni to communicate with the Microsoft Kinect 3D camera.

I tried to search for it, but the last meaningful openni posts are from 2017.

I just upgraded from Ubuntu 14.04 / ROS Indigo to Ubuntu 16.04 / ROS Kinetic and have been seeing these errors since the upgrade. I have no clue whether the root problem is in Ubuntu or ROS.