package libmetacity-private0 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Brian Bellamy]

Binary package hint: metacity

After upgrading from 9.10 to 10.4 I get errors on every system update saying that libmetacity-private0 failed to be configured and this affects all packages depending on it.

I have tried dist-upgrade from the command line, and reinstalling libmetacity-private0 but I always get the same error.

After an update if I check again no new packages need installing, so the errors do not seem to stop packages being installed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: libmetacity-private0 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jun 18 17:54:12 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
SourcePackage: metacity
Title: package libmetacity-private0 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Brian Bellamy (brian-dsc-online)]

Many thanks, I have now followed the instructions and the error has gone.

On 22/06/10 14:59, Jean-Baptiste Lallement wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 512096 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 512096
> [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
>

[nanoktom (thomas-pfister)]

Using Workaround A fixed the problem. Thanks a lot!

On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 16:55 +0000, Brian Bellamy wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 512096 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
>
> Many thanks, I have now followed the instructions and the error has
> gone.
>
> On 22/06/10 14:59, Jean-Baptiste Lallement wrote:
> > *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 512096 ***
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
> >
> > ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 512096
> > [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
> >
>