package tlp-rdw 0.9-3 failed to install/upgrade: new tlp-rdw package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[José Ignacio]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: tlp-rdw 0.9-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-13.14-generic 4.15.10
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 27 12:23:26 2018
ErrorMessage: new tlp-rdw package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-07 (109 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171017.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5rc1, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
 apt 1.6~beta1
SourcePackage: tlp
Title: package tlp-rdw 0.9-3 failed to install/upgrade: new tlp-rdw package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Raphaël Halimi (raph)]

Why so many "--force-yes" or "--assume-yes" in DpkgHistoryLog.txt ? Is that an installation through Plesk or something ?

[linrunner (linrunner)]

May I ask why you want to install 0.9-3 in Bionic? The version contained in Bionic is 1.1-1ubuntu1.

https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/tlp

[Raphaël Halimi (raph)]

By reading DpkgHistoryLog.txt, it seems the system is trying to upgrade from 0.9-3 to 1.1-1 (and then to 1.1-1ubuntu1).

It would be really helpful to know exactly what was done, and on what type of installation.

[Raphaël Halimi (raph)]

Dear José,

If you're not willing to provide the information asked, I'll have to close the bug.

[José Ignacio (jignacio-igualada)]

Hola buenas tardes, el problema fue al pasar de Ubuntu budgie 17.10 a
ubuntu budgie 18.04 mediante actualización.

El 07/04/18 a las 18:58, Raphaël HALIMI escribió:
> Dear José,
>
> If you're not willing to provide the information asked, I'll have to
> close the bug.
>

[Raphaël Halimi (raph)]

Thanks, but this doesn't explain what I asked in the first place: why so many "--force-yes" or "--assume-yes" in DpkgHistoryLog.txt ?

And please write in English if able.

[Raphaël Halimi (raph)]

To be clear, what's really bothering me is this line in DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

Unpacking tlp (1.1-1ubuntu1) over (1.1-1) ...

Which mean that the version that was there before you tried the upgrade was 1.1-1. But 17.10 (Artful) has 0.9-3.

Even more disturbing is this line:

dpkg-query: warning: files list file for package 'tlp-rdw' missing; assuming package has no files currently installed

It seems that something went wrong during your upgrade (not necessarily on TLP's behalf) and from experience, the "--force-yes" or "--assume-yes" in DpkgHistoryLog.txt make me suspect that after that, you blindly copied command lines found on the internet to try to force the installation of some packages. Clearly, your system is now broken, that's why I need to know exactly what you did, in order to check if it's really TLP's fault.

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

Looks very much like another case of $randomguy installs $randompackage via $randomhack because that's what he found on the internet.

IOW, most likely invalid bug report.