package ghostscript 8.71.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9

[Jo]

Binary package hint: ghostscript

I did a clean install of Ubuntu 10.10 and this error came up when it did the automatic upgrades.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: ghostscript 8.71.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog:
 E [09/Oct/2010:19:08:57 +0100] [cups-driverd] Bad driver information file "/usr/share/cups/drv/sample.drv"!
 E [09/Oct/2010:19:10:37 +0100] [cups-driverd] Bad driver information file "/usr/share/cups/drv/sample.drv"!
 E [09/Oct/2010:19:11:54 +0100] Unable to remove temporary file "/var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip" - Is a directory
Date: Sat Oct 9 19:10:14 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
Lsusb:
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5630
Papersize: a4
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=5eb73404-06f8-41da-b481-d88fc7d8eefd ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: ghostscript
Title: package ghostscript 8.71.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 9
dmi.bios.date: 02/13/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V3.50
dmi.board.name: Grapevine
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.50:bd02/13/2007:svnAcer:pnAspire5630:pvrV3.50:rvnAcer:rnGrapevine:rvrN/A:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5630
dmi.product.version: V3.50
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Seems to be a defoma bug. Moving to defoma.

In current versions of Ubuntru it should not occur any more as Ghostscript does not use Defoma any more.