package b2evolution 2.4.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[jim_charlton]

Binary package hint: b2evolution

b2evolution install failure.
Here are the last few lines of the install output

.....
Setting up libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl (1.3-9) ...
Setting up makepasswd (1.10-3) ...
Setting up b2evolution (2.4.2-2) ...
ERROR 1102 (42000) at line 1: Incorrect database name 'http://10'
dpkg: error processing b2evolution (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 b2evolution
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: b2evolution 2.4.2-2
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: b2evolution
Title: package b2evolution 2.4.2-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic x86_64

[Sir George (hgfriedmann)]

According to http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/b2evolution the problem was fixed in 2.4.2-4 (jaunty-release) on Dec. 15th 2008. For further information see here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=%23508424
 When does it get included in intrepid? And does anyone has an idea how to get the packet configured anyways?

[Sir George (hgfriedmann)]

Howto patch the packet and install:
Extract the package contents and control structures:
dpkg -x /var/cache/apt/archives/b2evolution_2.4.2-2_all.deb /tmp/test
dpkg -e /var/cache/apt/archives/b2evolution_2.4.2-2_all.deb /tmp/test/DEBIAN

patch /tmp/test/DEBIAN according to http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20434934/b2evolution_2.4.2-3_2.4.2-4.diff.gz, i.e. in fact in DEBIAN/config:

- db_get base-config/get-hostname || true
- if [ -z "$RET" ]; then
+ B2EVO_HOSTNAME=$(hostname --fqdn 2>/dev/null)
+ if [ -z "$B2EVO_HOSTNAME" ]; then

Repackage:
dpkg -b /tmp/test/ /tmp/

Reinstall:
dpkg -i /tmp/b2evolution_2.4.2-2_all.deb
~
WARRANTY VOID ;-) or read dpkg-deb(1) yourself

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

b2evolution (2.4.2-4) unstable; urgency=high

  * Fix many lintian warnings:
    + debian/watch file added
    + debian/control: b2evolution depends on ${misc:Depends}
    + remove embedded code by depending on libjs-jquery packages
  * debian/config: remove debconf lookup for
    base-config/get-hostname (Closes: #508424)