package mythtv-common 0.22.0+fixes22594-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

[IanMajor12]

Binary package hint: mythtv

I installed Ubuntu 9.10 32bit, and then tried to add the mythtv-frontend package after the reboot.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Nov 14 01:45:09 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: mythtv-common 0.22.0+fixes22594-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: mythtv
Title: package mythtv-common 0.22.0+fixes22594-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[Kristijan (jelenk)]

I have tried to install from synaptic mythtv on Karmic 64bit and got this error "mythtv: dependency problems"

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

The error was actually with mysql-server:

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
Use of uninitialized value $reply in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 66.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 67.
Use of uninitialized value $reply in split at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Passthrough.pm line 68.
Selecting previously deselected package pwgen.
Unpacking pwgen (from .../pwgen_2.06-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-client.
Unpacking mysql-client (from .../mysql-client_5.1.37-1ubuntu5_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5_i386.deb
Log ended: 2009-11-14 01:43:39

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.