package cmake-data 2.8.12.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127

[Torbjörn Stabo]

This happened while upgrading from 14.04 to 14.10 using Software updates.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: cmake-data 2.8.12.2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 7 12:48:38 2015
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:cmake-data:2.8.12.2-0ubuntu3:subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-26 (195 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: cmake
Title: package cmake-data 2.8.12.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-01-06 (0 days ago)

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

Hi, please check if it still persists on xenial.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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