package boinc-app-eah-brp 0.20170426+dfsg-10build1 failed to install/upgrade: installed boinc-app-eah-brp package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127

[hammarlind]

The system crash.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: boinc-app-eah-brp 0.20170426+dfsg-10build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 27 17:07:23 2018
ErrorMessage: installed boinc-app-eah-brp package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-09 (48 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: boinc-app-eah-brp
Title: package boinc-app-eah-brp 0.20170426+dfsg-10build1 failed to install/upgrade: installed boinc-app-eah-brp package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

boinc-client seems to have been uninstalled before boinc-app-eah-brp although the later package depends a tool provided by boinc-client to successfully purge.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Its possible this is a bug in the package manager synaptic rather than in boinc-app-eah-brp.