package djview 3.5.20-7ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[MickPatten]

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: djview 3.5.20-7ubuntu1
SourcePackage: djvulibre
Title: package djview 3.5.20-7ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.26-5-generic i686

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Here is the error:

Setting up djview (3.5.20-7ubuntu1) ...
ls: cannot access /usr/share/man/man1/djview3.*: No such file or directory
basename: missing operand
Try `basename --help' for more information.
update-alternatives: --slave needs <link> <name> <path>

Usage: update-alternatives [<option> ...] <command>

Commands:
  --install <link> <name> <path> <priority>
    [--slave <link> <name> <path>] ...
                           add a group of alternatives to the system.
  --remove <name> <path> remove <path> from the <name> group alternative.
  --remove-all <name> remove <name> group from the alternatives system.
  --auto <name> switch the master link <name> to automatic mode.
  --display <name> display information about the <name> group.
  --list <name> display all targets of the <name> group.
  --config <name> show alternatives for the <name> group and ask the
                           user to select which one to use.
  --set <name> <path> set <path> as alternative for <name>.
  --all call --config on all alternatives.

<link> is the symlink pointing to /etc/alternatives/<name>.
  (e.g. /usr/bin/pager)
<name> is the master name for this link group.
  (e.g. pager)
<path> is the location of one of the alternative target files.
  (e.g. /usr/bin/less)
<priority> is an integer; options with higher numbers have higher priority in
  automatic mode.

Options:
  --altdir <directory> change the alternatives directory.
  --admindir <directory> change the administrative directory.
  --verbose verbose operation, more output.
  --quiet quiet operation, minimal output.
  --help show this help message.
  --version show the version.
dpkg: error processing djview (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug is a duplicate of bug 277301, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug.
Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find. Thanks again!