error in postinst script

[hostmaster]

Binary package hint: firefox

there is a bug in postinst script

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mozillateam/firefox/firefox-3.7.head/revision/554#debian/firefox-4.0.postinst.in

19 ubuntu_major=`cut -d '.' -f 1`
20 ubuntu_minor=`cut -d '.' -f 2`

no input data to this 'cut'. you probably mean something like this
ubuntu_major=`echo $RELEASE_NUMBER | cut -d '.' -f 1`
ubuntu_minor=`echo $RELEASE_NUMBER | cut -d '.' -f 2`

Upgrade freezes on:

Setting up firefox (3.6.9~hg20100817r34537+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd2~lucid) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/firefox to provide /usr/bin/x-www-browser (x-www-browser) in auto mode.

pstree:
  | | | | | | `-dpkg --status-fd 57 --configure firefox firefox-branding firefox-gnome-support
  | | | | | | `-firefox.postins /var/lib/dpkg/info/firefox.postinst configure ...
  | | | | | | `-cut -d . -f 1

[vinz.lynx (vinz-lynx)]

Hi,

I have this bug too on Ubuntu 10.04 i686 2.6.32-24-generic :

sudo dpkg --configure -a
Paramétrage de firefox (3.6.9~hg20100817r34537+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd2~lucid) ...

Then nothing

Bye

[Chan Ju Ping (rewarp)]

Same here. I am inclined to try the solutions offered on this thread.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7906895&postcount=8

[Francisco José Cañizares Santofimia (telefrancisco)]

#2 But that is supposed to be done when a new package is released, isn't it?

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Marking Ubuntu task invalid. Please report PPA bugs agains the Ubuntu Mozilla PPA bugs project.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this to the Ubuntu Mozilla team. A mistake was made in the packaging branch that caused this. A fix was committed and new packages are building now. Please report any other issues you find with the Ubuntu Mozilla PPA packages to this project.

[Francisco José Cañizares Santofimia (telefrancisco)]

#0 Is solved right now in latest umd3 package.

#2 You don't need to do that. In my case, I did an apt-get update, downloaded manually latest package (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mozilla-daily/+archive/ppa/+build/1926418/+files/firefox_3.6.9~hg20100817r34537%2Bnobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd3~lucid_i386.deb
) to: /var/cache/apt/archives

then, I did a dpkg -i to that .deb

apt-get -f install

apt-get dist-upgrade (just to check...)

and solved.

[hostmaster (homyakov)]

Solved.
firefox 3.6.9~hg20100817r34537+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd3~lucid

[vinz.lynx (vinz-lynx)]

Hi,

Solved with pakage "firefox 3.6.9~hg20100817r34537+nobinonly-0ubuntu1~umd3~lucid"

just
apt-get update and upgrade

Thanks all

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Fix confirmed as working, marking Fix Released.

[Chan Ju Ping (rewarp)]

#6 Thanks for the info. I learnt something new again.