package openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade:

[Mark Williams]

Upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 to 10.04 via net

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.73-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 14 15:22:39 2011
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
RelatedPackageVersions:
 ssh-askpass N/A
 libpam-ssh N/A
 keychain N/A
 ssh-askpass-gnome 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5
SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_5.3p1 Debian-3ubuntu5, OpenSSL 0.9.8k 25 Mar 2009
SourcePackage: openssh
Title: package openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade:

[James Page (james-page)]

Error from log:

Setting up openssh-client (1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5) ...
.
Installing new version of config file /etc/ssh/ssh_config ...
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing openssh-client (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ssh-askpass-gnome:
 ssh-askpass-gnome depends on openssh-client | ssh (>= 1:1.2pre7-4) | ssh-krb5; however:
  Package openssh-client is not configured yet.
  Package ssh is not installed.
  Package ssh-krb5 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing ssh-askpass-gnome (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[James Page (james-page)]

And more:

2011-03-14 15:22:36,790 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'openssh-client': 'subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
'
2011-03-14 15:22:36,820 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() openssh-client: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

2011-03-14 15:22:37,030 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'openssh-client': 'subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[James Page (james-page)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

9.04 to 10.04 is not a normal upgrade path; you should normally step through 9.10 (as described here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes).

Please could you try running the following commands in a terminal to see if this resolves the issue:

  sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-client
  sudo apt-get -f install

Please update this bug report if this does resolve the problem.

[Mark Williams (mark-wil)]

I have Entered the commands as advised with the following results.
I am a complete novice when it comes to Linux, so I do not know if "my problem"
Still exists :-)

mark@VERTIGO:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-client [sudo] password for mark:
mark@VERTIGO:~$ sudo a[t-get -f install
sudo: a[t-get: command not found
mark@VERTIGO:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
   libfreebob0 linux-headers-2.6.31-22 xulrunner-1.9.1 libicu40
   linux-headers-2.6.28-11 libindicate-gtk1 latex-xft-fonts libdns53
   libcompress-bzip2-perl mysql-common libass1 libass3 librasqal1
   python-gtksourceview libisccc50 libmysqlclient15off libopal3.6.4
   redland-utils libgssdp-1.0-1 liblwres50 libcelt0
   linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic libbind9-50 libffado0 libffado1
   libpt2.6.4-plugins libgdata5 libpt2.6.4 libxml++2.6-2 libmysqlclient16
   libisccfg50 libgupnp-1.0-2 libxklavier15 libpq5 libindicate3 libgmyth0
   liblrdf0 python-nautilusburn libisc50 gnome-blackjack raptor-utils
   libntfs-3g54 libfaad0 linux-headers-2.6.31-22-generic Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
mark@VERTIGO:~$

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of James Page
Sent: Thursday, 17 March 2011 8:21 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 734645] Re: package openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.

9.04 to 10.04 is not a normal upgrade path; you should normally step
through 9.10 (as described here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes).

Please could you try running the following commands in a terminal to see
if this resolves the issue:

  sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-client
  sudo apt-get -f install

Please update this bug report if this does resolve the problem.

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade:

Status in “openssh” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04 to 10.04 via net

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.73-generic
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Mar 14 15:22:39 2011
  ErrorMessage:
   ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   ssh-askpass N/A
   libpam-ssh N/A
   keychain N/A
   ssh-askpass-gnome 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5
  SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_5.3p1 Debian-3ubuntu5, OpenSSL 0.9.8k 25 Mar 2009
  SourcePackage: openssh
  Title: package openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade:

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[James Page (james-page)]

It looks like the problem encountered during the upgrade has already resolved itself.

As this error is not repeatable and we can't identify the root cause I'm going to mark this bug as 'Invalid'

Thanks again for taking the time to report this bug.