package checkbox 0.11.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jason Coplen]

Binary package hint: checkbox

This trouble has to do with updating.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: checkbox 0.11.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Apr 7 02:49:36 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: checkbox
Title: package checkbox 0.11.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-06 (0 days ago)

[Daniel Manrique (roadmr)]

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

From the dkpg terminal log and the dependencies.txt file, showing that the system is running python 2.7, I'm marking this as a duplicate of bug 772820. Updates to the primary bug will also be sent to those subscribed to this one.

[Daniel Manrique (roadmr)]

Hi Jason,

I saw you posted output from apt-cache policy debconf on the other bug 772820:

apt-cache policy debconf
debconf:
  Installed: 1.5.36ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1.5.36ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1.5.36ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

However, on the files you attached initially (particularly, dependencies.txt) I notice that, at the time you performed the upgrade, your system was running this version:

debconf 1.5.38

Maybe you performed a new installation of Ubuntu 11.04 after having reported this bug, as your apt-cache policy debconf would indicate?

Also, since the problem seems to be related to debconf 1.5.38, which not a software package provided by the official Ubuntu repositories, unfortunately the Ubuntu project can not support or fix this particular bug. A system with a mix of Ubuntu and non-Ubuntu packages is likely to produce unpredictable results.

If you are interested in learning more about software repositories and Ubuntu the following pages should be informative:

1. http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/components - information about Ubuntu repositories
2. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories - information regarding managing repositories

Thanks!

[Jason Coplen (jason-rpgs-n-more)]

Thanks for the info. I've been cleaning out non-official repos cause
the gnome3 screwed my system up and I'm about to purge it. The
unofficial are too much like Experimental in Debian - not my cup of tea.

On Thu, 19 May 2011 18:14:01 -0000
Daniel Manrique <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>
> I saw you posted output from apt-cache policy debconf on the other bug
> 772820:
>
> apt-cache policy debconf
> debconf:
> Installed: 1.5.36ubuntu4
> Candidate: 1.5.36ubuntu4
> Version table:
> *** 1.5.36ubuntu4 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386
> Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> However, on the files you attached initially (particularly,
> dependencies.txt) I notice that, at the time you performed the
> upgrade, your system was running this version:
>
> debconf 1.5.38
>
> Maybe you performed a new installation of Ubuntu 11.04 after having
> reported this bug, as your apt-cache policy debconf would indicate?
>
> Also, since the problem seems to be related to debconf 1.5.38, which
> not a software package provided by the official Ubuntu repositories,
> unfortunately the Ubuntu project can not support or fix this
> particular bug. A system with a mix of Ubuntu and non-Ubuntu packages
> is likely to produce unpredictable results.
>
> If you are interested in learning more about software repositories and
> Ubuntu the following pages should be informative:
>
> 1. http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/components -
> information about Ubuntu repositories 2.
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories - information
> regarding managing repositories
>
> Thanks!
>