package webcalendar 1.0.5-13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[adityadeva]

Binary package hint: webcalendar

crashed during installation.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jun 17 12:34:24 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: webcalendar 1.0.5-13
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: webcalendar
Title: package webcalendar 1.0.5-13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-18-generic i686

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Here is the error:

Setting up webcalendar (1.0.5-13) ...
dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/webcalendar.conf

Creating config file /etc/dbconfig-common/webcalendar.conf with new version
warning: database package not installed?
dbconfig-common: webcalendar configure: aborted.
dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password
dpkg: error processing webcalendar (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Elizabeth K. Joseph (lyz)]

> warning: database package not installed?

This is a clue here - you need either postgres or mysql installed either locally or remotely (I see it was pulled down with your install) AND configured. If mysql/postgres isn't properly configured with passwords and permissions you need on your server dbconfig-common will not be able to create the databases.

Once mysql is configured, run `sudo dkpg-reconfigure webcalendar`to go through the automatic database configuration again.

[Elizabeth K. Joseph (lyz)]

Need more information about specific conditions of failure, could just be database software (mysql/postgres) is not configured on server prior to installation.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

[Bill Buckley (wbuckley)]

Installation failed despite MySQL being configured properly as far as I know. System is running Ubuntu 9.04 RC, fresh install with MySQL installed before attempting adding modules or dependent packages. I'm a bit of a newbie but will try again and provide any info I can that might help.