package libavutil49 4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[nikos]

Binary package hint: ffmpeg

I was asked to make an update from the ubuntu system. I updated, but one package could not be installed as shown in the summary.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 25 19:39:01 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: libavutil49 4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: ffmpeg
Title: package libavutil49 4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

relevant part:

Setting up libavutil49 (4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error
dpkg: error processing libavutil49 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Is this a permanent error? Was the .deb file you've downloaded damaged?

[nikos (gkalelis)]

I do not think that .deb was damaged. Today I was asked for an upgrade, and I took the same error again.