package mpd 0.13.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Andreas]

Binary package hint: mpd

mpd gives "Segmentation fault" on start in ubuntu 8.10

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mpd 0.13.2-2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: mpd
Title: package mpd 0.13.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The error is :
=====
Setting up mpd (0.13.2-2ubuntu1) ...

 * Starting Music Player Daemon mpd  mkdir: cannot create directory `~/.mpd': No such file or directory

chown: cannot access `~/.mpd': No such file or directory

 * creating ~/.mpd/tag_cache...

Segmentation fault

[fail]

invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.

dpkg: error processing mpd (--configure):

 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139

=====

[Steven Rose (steveydoteu)]

Unpacking mpd (from .../mpd_0.13.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up mpd (0.13.2-2ubuntu1) ...
 * Starting Music Player Daemon mpd * creating /var/lib/mpd/tag_cache...
No protocol specified
E: client-conf-x11.c: XOpenDisplay() failed
No protocol specified
E: client-conf-x11.c: XOpenDisplay() failed
Segmentation fault
                                                                         [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mpd (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Could you please add the MPD_DEBUG=1 to the file /etc/default/mpd then run the command:
dpkg-reconfigure mpd

Could you please attach the file /etc/mpd.conf

Thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

This is very likely a dup of bug 273721 . Could you please try the workaround and report if it works. Thanks.

[Andreas (ante340)]

Sorry I havent replied yet. But Im sorry to say that i have reinstalled the
system to an older version that worked.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> This is very likely a dup of bug 273721 . Could you please try the
> workaround and report if it works. Thanks.
>
> --
> package mpd 0.13.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 139
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291550
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for following up. I'm closing this report due to your last comment. Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.

[NickTouik (touikan)]

I had this problem while installing mpd, I found that even after

apt-get remove mpd

the file mpd remained in /etc/init.d/
Upon deleting this file the instalation worked fine.
uname -r
2.6.27-10-generic