package hddtemp 0.3-beta15-51 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Erick Martinez]

Try to do:

$sudo apt-get install psensor
stop: Unknown instance:
module-init-tools stop/waiting
erickmartinez@erickmartinez-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install psensor
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  hddtemp psensor-common
Suggested packages:
  ksensors
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  hddtemp psensor psensor-common
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 27 not upgraded.
Need to get 113 kB of archives.
After this operation, 681 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:1 http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe psensor-common all 0.6.2.16-1ubuntu4 [7,082 B]
Get:2 http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe psensor amd64 0.6.2.16-1ubuntu4 [54.4 kB]
Get:3 http://mx.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe hddtemp amd64 0.3-beta15-51 [52.0 kB]
Fetched 113 kB in 1s (111 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
debconf: Unable to load Debconf::Element::Dialog::Boolean. Failed because: Can't locate Debconf/Element/Dialog/Boolean.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.14 /usr/share/perl/5.14 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 31) line 2, <GEN1> line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 31) line 2, <GEN1> line 4.

Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Dialog::Boolean" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Dialog::Boolean"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 4.
Selecting previously unselected package psensor-common.
(Reading database ... 397351 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking psensor-common (from .../psensor-common_0.6.2.16-1ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package psensor.
Unpacking psensor (from .../psensor_0.6.2.16-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package hddtemp.
Unpacking hddtemp (from .../hddtemp_0.3-beta15-51_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up psensor-common (0.6.2.16-1ubuntu4) ...
Setting up psensor (0.6.2.16-1ubuntu4) ...
Setting up hddtemp (0.3-beta15-51) ...
debconf: Unable to load Debconf::Element::Dialog::Boolean. Failed because: Can't locate Debconf/Element/Dialog/Boolean.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.14 /usr/share/perl/5.14 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 30) line 2, <GEN1> line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 30) line 2, <GEN1> line 4.

Can't locate object method "new" via package "Debconf::Element::Dialog::Boolean" (perhaps you forgot to load "Debconf::Element::Dialog::Boolean"?) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd.pm line 68, <GEN1> line 4.
dpkg: error processing hddtemp (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 hddtemp
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: hddtemp 0.3-beta15-51
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 3 15:19:41 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: hddtemp
Title: package hddtemp 0.3-beta15-51 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (98 days ago)

[Erick Martinez (erickrmartinez)]

'debconf: Unable to load Debconf::Element::Dialog::Boolean. Failed because: Can't locate Debconf/Element/Dialog/Boolean.pm'

I extracted ' /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Dialog/' from the latest realease of Debconf at:

http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/all/debconf/download

And re-run:

$sudo apt-get install psensor

I thought Debconf was going to get automatically updated from Debian distribution. I've been extracting these scripts as needed but I think this shouldn't be fixed manually. Do these bugs happen only to me or is this a general issue?

[Erick Martinez (erickrmartinez)]

I extrated '/usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Element/Dialog/' from the latest realease of Debconf at:

http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/all/debconf/download

And re-run:

$sudo apt-get install psensor

The issues were fixed. Though I believe the current version of Debconf at ubuntu repositories is not working properly. I am replacing with the Debian Debconf.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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