package mlocate 0.26-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: new mlocate package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Jim Cheetham]

using do-release-upgrade to the current version

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: mlocate 0.26-3ubuntu3
Uname: Linux 4.14.0-really321-rh370-20230809005736.xenU.x86_64 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Mon Aug 28 09:54:21 2023
ErrorMessage: new mlocate package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.2
 apt 2.4.10
SourcePackage: mlocate
Title: package mlocate 0.26-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: new mlocate package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-08-28 (0 days ago)

[Jim Cheetham (jimcheetham)]

I removed mlocate by hand after the upgrade process finished ('apt --fix-broken install' didn't achieve anything), and things seem fine now.