package gettext 0.17-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gettext (Ubuntu) |
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: gettext
It won't let me uninstall gettext.
Here is what it says:
racecar56@
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gettext
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gettext
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 8237kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 105381 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing gettext ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing gettext (--remove):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
install-info: unrecognized option `--description='
Try `install-info --help' for a complete list of options.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
gettext
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
racecar56@
Apport (or whatever that exclamation point is on Ubuntu) led me here.
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: gettext 0.17-3ubuntu2
SourcePackage: gettext
Title: package gettext 0.17-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64
I was trying to install prevu on Intrepid on an amd64 setup. It failed with error messages as reported above.
The apport stuff appeared but I do not know if an error report was generated and mailed out.
I tred to uninstall the packages with apt-get remove --purge but all the packages were not uninstalled.
Finally, apt-get install --fix-missing gave these messages:
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2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up gettext (0.17-3ubuntu2) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing gettext (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up wdiff (0.5-18) ...
install-info: No dir file specified; try --help for more information.
dpkg: error processing wdiff (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
gettext
wdiff
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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Is there anything else you need to trace the cause of this problem? Do let me know and I will assemble the info.
I really need prevu and would like to see this fixed.
Thanks.