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package gnome-shell-common 3.30.2-0ubuntu1.18.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed gnome-shell-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

Bug #1824752 reported by Steven Beaumont on 2019-04-15

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1804742: package gnome-shell-common ... failed to install/upgrade: installed gnome-shell-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	gnome-shell (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

When trying to update , reinstall , purge or whatever command it does this :

E: gnome-shell-common: installed gnome-shell-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: gnome-shell-common 3.30.2-0ubuntu1.18.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-17.18-generic 4.18.20
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.2
AptOrdering:
gnome-shell:amd64: Install
ubuntu-session:amd64: Install
gdm3:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 14 23:07:24 2019
DisplayManager: gdm3
DuplicateSignature:
package:gnome-shell-common:3.30.2-0ubuntu1.18.10.1
Setting up gnome-shell-common (3.30.2-0ubuntu1.18.10.1) ...
update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/etc/alternatives/gdm3.css': Invalid argument
dpkg: error processing package gnome-shell-common (--configure):
installed gnome-shell-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: installed gnome-shell-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
GsettingsChanges:

InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-13 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.10
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15+, python-minimal, 2.7.15-3
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5
apt 1.7.4
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
Title: package gnome-shell-common 3.30.2-0ubuntu1.18.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed gnome-shell-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Steven Beaumont (stewdjent2727) wrote on 2019-04-15:

Dependencies.txt Edit (1.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (96.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (141.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (891 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2019-04-15

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2019-04-15:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1804742, 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.