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Jan Groenewald (jan-aims) wrote : Re: [Bug 980130] Re: package myspell-st 20070206-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Hi

On Trusty, this seems fixed with the new proposed package. First from
trusty main, then from trusty-proposed main:

1 jan@osprey:~$sudo apt-get install myspell-st
[sudo] password for jan:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  myspell-st
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 56,0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 205 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main myspell-st all
20070206-4 [56,0 kB]
Fetched 56,0 kB in 1s (53,7 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package myspell-st.
(Reading database ... 417924 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../myspell-st_20070206-4_all.deb ...
Unpacking myspell-st (20070206-4) ...
Processing triggers for postgresql-common (154) ...
Building PostgreSQL dictionaries from installed myspell/hunspell packages...
ERROR: no ecoding defined in /usr/share/hunspell/ar.aff, ignoring
  en_au
  en_ca
  en_gb
  en_us
  en_za
  fr
  st_za
Removing obsolete dictionary files:
Setting up myspell-st (20070206-4) ...
Error: update-openoffice-dicts not present or executable. Missing
dependency on dictionaries-common?
dpkg: error processing package myspell-st (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 myspell-st
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
100 jan@osprey:~$echo "deb
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/trusty-proposed main" | sudo tee -a
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/trusty-proposed.list
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed main
0 jan@osprey:~$sudo apt-get update >/dev/null
0 jan@osprey:~$sudo apt-cache policy myspell-st
myspell-st:
  Installed: 20070206-4
  Candidate: 20070206-4ubuntu1
  Version table:
     20070206-4ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed/main amd64
Packages
 *** 20070206-4 0
        500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0 jan@osprey:~$sudo apt-get install myspell-st
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  myspell-st
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 64 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 26,2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 42,0 kB disk space will be freed.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed/main myspell-st all
20070206-4ubuntu1 [26,2 kB]
Fetched 26,2 kB in 0s (27,2 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 417935 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../myspell-st_20070206-4ubuntu1_all.deb ...
Unpacking myspell-st (20070206-4ubuntu1) over (20070206-4) ...
Processing triggers for postgresql-common (154) ...
Building PostgreSQL dictionaries from installed myspell/hunspell packages...
ERROR: no ecoding defined in /usr/share/hunspell/ar.aff, ignoring
  en_au
  en_ca
  en_gb
  en_us
  en_za
  fr
  st_za
Removing obsolete dictionary files:
Setting up myspell-st (20070206-4ubuntu1) ...
0 jan@osprey:~$sudo mv
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/trusty-proposed.list{,.disabled}
0 jan@osprey:~$

On 2 May 2014 06:48, Christopher M. Vanderwall-Brown <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> If the bug is finally fixed, I'd laugh on the floor rolling. I really
> appreciate the effort. Got to admit, though, this has taken way too damn
> long. :P
> On May 1, 2014 9:05 AM, "Brian Murray" <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hello Emin, or anyone else affected,
> >
> > Accepted dict-st into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be
> > available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dict-
> > st/20070206-4ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed
> > repository.
> >
> > Please help us by testing this new package. See
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
> > enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update
> > out to other Ubuntu users.
> >
> > If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
> > mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag
> > from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
> > bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
> > verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help
> > us make a better decision.
> >
> > Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in
> > advance!
> >
> > ** Changed in: dict-st (Ubuntu Trusty)
> > Status: Triaged => Fix Committed
> >
> > ** Tags added: verification-needed
> >
> > ** Description changed:
> >
> > + Errors Bucket
> > + -------------
> > +
> >
> https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/5b4d09e93387518a948363d42dafe41547c48934
> > +
> > +
> > no detailsDescription: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
> > Release: 12.04
> >
> > - ProblemType: Package
> > - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> > + ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> > Package: myspell-st 20070206-4
> > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
> > Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
> > ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
> > Architecture: i386
> > Date: Thu Apr 12 19:17:44 2012
> > DuplicateSignature:
> > Setting up myspell-st (20070206-4) ...
> > Error: update-openoffice-dicts not present or executable. Missing
> > dependency on dictionaries-common?
> > dpkg: error processing myspell-st (--configure):
> > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> > status 1
> > - ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> > error exit status 1
> > - InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386
> (20091028.5)
> > - PackageArchitecture: all
> > - SourcePackage: dict-st
> > + ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> > error exit status 1InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" -
> Release
> > i386 (20091028.5)
> > + PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: dict-st
> > Title: package myspell-st 20070206-4 failed to install/upgrade:
> > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
> 1
> > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-26 (46 days ago)
> >
> > [Impact]
> >
> > "update-openoffice-dicts" got removed from dictionaries-common in
> > version 1.12.0. But the postinst of myspell-st didn't get updated since
> > then and makes the package uninstallable (fails in postinst).
> >
> > [Test Case]
> >
> > Installing myspell-st fails in the postinst with the above mentioned
> > error in postinst.
> > Installing the fixed package finishes without error.
> >
> > --
> > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> > report.
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/980130
> >
> > Title:
> > package myspell-st 20070206-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> > installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> >
> > Status in "dict-st" package in Ubuntu:
> > Fix Released
> > Status in "dict-st" source package in Trusty:
> > Fix Committed
> > Status in "dict-st" source package in Utopic:
> > Fix Released
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Errors Bucket
> > -------------
> >
> >
> https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/5b4d09e93387518a948363d42dafe41547c48934
> >
> >
> > no detailsDescription: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
> > Release: 12.04
> >
> > ProblemType: PackageDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> > Package: myspell-st 20070206-4
> > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
> > Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
> > ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2
> > Architecture: i386
> > Date: Thu Apr 12 19:17:44 2012
> > DuplicateSignature:
> > Setting up myspell-st (20070206-4) ...
> > Error: update-openoffice-dicts not present or executable. Missing
> > dependency on dictionaries-common?
> > dpkg: error processing myspell-st (--configure):
> > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> > status 1
> > ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> > error exit status 1InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" -
> Release
> > i386 (20091028.5)
> > PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: dict-st
> > Title: package myspell-st 20070206-4 failed to install/upgrade:
> > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
> 1
> > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-26 (46 days ago)
> >
> > [Impact]
> >
> > "update-openoffice-dicts" got removed from dictionaries-common in
> > version 1.12.0. But the postinst of myspell-st didn't get updated
> > since then and makes the package uninstallable (fails in postinst).
> >
> > [Test Case]
> >
> > Installing myspell-st fails in the postinst with the above mentioned
> > error in postinst.
> > Installing the fixed package finishes without error.
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dict-st/+bug/980130/+subscriptions
> >
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/980130
>
> Title:
> package myspell-st 20070206-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dict-st/+bug/980130/+subscriptions
>

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