package edubuntu-artwork 0.1.0-71ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2

[Rykel from Singapore]

Binary package hint: edubuntu-artwork

As reported by the crash dialog.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: edubuntu-artwork 0.1.0-71ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 21 04:47:23 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: edubuntu-artwork
Title: package edubuntu-artwork 0.1.0-71ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2

[Jonathan Carter (jonathan)]

Taking ticket, something goes wrong with the firefox-homepage alternative. Not sure why we haven't seen this before, I'll retest in a VM some time.

This seems like the relevant parts of the dpkg log:

"""
Moving Ubuntu firefox homepage back in place ...
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for firefox-homepage.
dpkg: error processing edubuntu-artwork (--remove):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 edubuntu-artwork
"""

"""
Removing edubuntu-artwork ...
Reverting desktop defaults ...
Moving Ubuntu firefox homepage back in place ...
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/share/edubuntu-artwork/home/index.html (part of link group firefox-homepage) doesn't exist. Removing from list of alternatives.
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/firefox-homepage is dangling, it will be updated with best choice.
update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for firefox-homepage.
dpkg: error processing edubuntu-artwork (--purge):
 subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
"""

[Jonathan Carter (jonathan)]

Fixed with the 10.10.6 package clean-up