package python2.6-minimal 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Mitesh Shanbhag]

Binary package hint: python2.6

python2.6 fails to install

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.3-3ubuntu5
 zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12ubuntu1
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.3-3ubuntu5
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3
 libc6 2.9-0ubuntu12
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: python2.6-minimal 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
SourcePackage: python2.6
Title: package python2.6-minimal 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-8-generic i686

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

> Opening /proc/modules: No such file or directory

please make sure that /proc is mounted. is this reproducible then?

[Mitesh Shanbhag (mnshanbhag)]

yes same error. /proc/modules does exist and is mounted.

2009/3/2 Matthias Klose <email address hidden>

> > Opening /proc/modules: No such file or directory
>
> please make sure that /proc is mounted. is this reproducible then?
>
>
> ** Changed in: python2.6 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> package python2.6-minimal 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336461
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “python2.6” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: python2.6
>
> python2.6 fails to install
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> Dependencies:
> libgcc1 1:4.3.3-3ubuntu5
> zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12ubuntu1
> gcc-4.3-base 4.3.3-3ubuntu5
> findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3
> libc6 2.9-0ubuntu12
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit
> status 2
> Package: python2.6-minimal 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
> SourcePackage: python2.6
> Title: package python2.6-minimal 2.6.1-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-8-generic i686
>

--
Mitesh Shanbhag
Mob: [phone]

Worry is a misuse of imagination.

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

unable to reproduce. can you run manually:

sh -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/python2.6-minimal.postinst configure

and attach the output?

[Gerv (gerv-launchpad)]

The CC list seems to suggest lots of people seeing this when upgrading to jaunty. I certainly did, but didn't file a dupe because this bug came up.

Here's the results of running the command (not as root) in the previous comment.

Gerv

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

> Here's the results of running the command (not as root) in the previous comment.

no, you need to run it as root (same way as you do for installing packages).

[Gerv (gerv)]

Ok, try this.

Gerv

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

> Linking and byte-compiling packages for runtime python2.6...

so there is no error ...

[Gerv (gerv)]

So the issue, then, is to figure out why the upgrade process threw up a dialog saying there was an error, and yet the process continues when the dialog is dismissed and, when I rerun the post-inst script as you requested, there is no error now. :-)

If we can eliminate the error dialog during upgrade, we will have fixed this bug.

Gerv

[Don Daniels (dondaniels)]

System hung on restart, became unresponsive. Hard reboot required.