gconf-schemas failed with No such file or directory: '/var/lib/gconf/defaults/%gconf-tree.xml'

[Jordan Creton]

Binary package hint: update-manager

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.134.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 19 11:36:42 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.134.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The error from term.log:
Setting up update-manager (1:0.134.10) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/gconf-schemas", line 117, in <module>
    trim(os.path.join(defaults_dest,"%gconf-tree.xml"), get_valid_languages())
  File "/usr/sbin/gconf-schemas", line 25, in trim
    infile = open(filename)
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/gconf/defaults/%gconf-tree.xml'
dpkg: error processing update-manager (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

affecting to gconf2

[Oliver Joos (oliver-joos)]

I confirm that this bug still exists in an Lucid LTS 10.04.1 with all updates installed.

As workaround you may manually create the missing file in a Terminal by:
  sudo touch /var/lib/gconf/defaults/%gconf-tree.xml

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.