package dbus 1.1.20-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: Can't locate Debian/AdduserCommon.pm

[Simply Seth]

Binary package hint: dbus

When trying the latest upgrade on the latest stable Ubuntu
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
seth@vostro:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate Debconf/Log.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0 .) at (eval 1) line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 4.
) -- aborting
Setting up dbus (1.1.20-1ubuntu3.1) ...
Can't locate Debian/AdduserCommon.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/i686-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0 .) at /usr/sbin/adduser line 35.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/adduser line 35.
dpkg: error processing dbus (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dbus-x11:
 dbus-x11 depends on dbus; however:
  Package dbus is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing dbus-x11 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 dbus

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 15 09:18:07 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: dbus 1.1.20-1ubuntu3.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: dbus
Title: package dbus 1.1.20-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-rt i686

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

This appears to be a problem with the adduser package, so I
reassign it there.

Thanks,

James

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Can you please provide the following information:
- run "sudo perl -V > /tmp/perl-V.log" and attach the file perl-V.log
- the output of apt-cache policy perl
- the output of apt-cache policy adduser

Thanks in advance.

[Simply Seth (sethrei)]

seth@vostro:~$ apt-cache policy perl
perl:
  Installed: 5.8.8-12
  Candidate: 5.8.8-12
  Version table:
 *** 5.8.8-12 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

seth@vostro:~$ apt-cache policy adduser
adduser:
  Installed: 3.105ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.105ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.105ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for the info. You have a customized version of perl 5.10 installed locally and the upgrade process is using it instead of the one shipped with the system ( perl 5.8 )

To fix that, please change your path in order to use the version 5.8 packaged with Ubuntu or remove the one installed locally.

I'm closing this report because we can not support or fix your particular bug.

Thanks for your time and don't hesitate to submit any new bug.