package samba-common-bin 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jim Roberts]

doing a upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: samba-common-bin 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 15 18:37:57 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up samba-common-bin (2:3.6.3-2ubuntu1) ...
 update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/testparm corrupt: line not terminated while trying to read status
 dpkg: error processing samba-common-bin (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba-common-bin 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-06 (9 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

We apologise for the late response, but Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin reached EOL on April 28, 2017. See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Please upgrade to the latest version and re-test. If the problem is still reproducible, please update this bug with the new information.

Do feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for samba (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]