package diaspora 0.5.9.1+debian-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Ken Clark]

During upgrade from 16.10 encountered package errors. Rest of update continued successfully.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: diaspora 0.5.9.1+debian-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-46.49-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 14 00:47:38 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:diaspora:0.5.9.1+debian-3
 Preparing to unpack .../070-diaspora_0.6.0.1+debian-1_all.deb ...
 dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: directory '/usr/share/diaspora/tmp' contains files not owned by package diaspora, cannot switch to symlink
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9TaEf2/070-diaspora_0.6.0.1+debian-1_all.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-21 (143 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: diaspora
Title: package diaspora 0.5.9.1+debian-3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-14 (0 days ago)

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml