package mc 2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Bug #455585 reported by Davidsr
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mc (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: mc

while using automatic update manager;
not enough info was provided to me to decide if bugs listed above was relate so here's mine;
package mc 2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: mc 2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1
SourcePackage: mc
Title: package mc 2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-14-generic i686

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Davidsr (dhigginbotham-sr) wrote :
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Davidsr (dhigginbotham-sr) wrote :

while using Terminal to install mc the following is what I received;
Setting up mc (2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/share/man/ru/man1/view.1.gz.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/view.ru.1.gz: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing mc (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Changed in mc (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) wrote :

Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04

mc:
  Installato: 2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1
  Candidato: 2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1
  Tabella versione:
 *** 2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1 0
        500 http://na.mirror.garr.it jaunty/universe Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Here the terminal error i get when i try to upgrade the system:

Configuro mc (2:4.6.2~git20080311-4ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: impossibile creare il collegamento simbolico /usr/share/man/fr.UTF-8/man1/view.1.gz.dpkg-tmp a /etc/alternatives/view.fr.UTF-8.1.gz: Nessun file o directory
dpkg: errore processando mc (--configure):
 il sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
Sono occorsi degli errori processando:
 mc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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