package policykit-1 0.105-14.1ubuntu0.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[John Stewart]

I don't have Window.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: policykit-1 0.105-14.1ubuntu0.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-28.32~16.04.2-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 30 11:19:23 2019
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-07-27 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.32
SourcePackage: policykit-1
Title: package policykit-1 0.105-14.1ubuntu0.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

I note you are using an EOL Ubuntu 17.04 kernel, rather than the standard Ubuntu 16.04 (4.4) or Ubuntu 16.04 HWE (4.15) kernel, and loads of tainted messages in your `dmesg`

[28275.945575] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 514 at /build/linux-hwe-vH8Hlo/linux-hwe-4.10.0/net/wireless/sme.c:891 cfg80211_roamed+0x8a/0xa0 [cfg80211]
..
[28275.945632] CPU: 2 PID: 514 Comm: wl_event_handle Tainted: P W OE 4.10.0-28-generic #32~16.04.2-Ubuntu

These I suspect are the reason for your problem, ie.

Failed to execute operation: Connection timed out
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/policykit-1_0.105-14.1ubuntu0.5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

thus I would suggest using a supported Ubuntu 16.04 LTS kernel, either the standard 4.4 or HWE (hardware-enablement-stack) 4.15 and trying again. I've marked this bug incomplete, if you believe I'm wrong or missing something, please return it to new and leave a comment explaining why.

Thanks again for reporting this issue, and helping making Ubuntu a better system.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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