Ubuntu: 16.10 yakkety
on attempting to install imagemagick:i386 (to satisfy dependencies) via aptitude:
Setting up imagemagick:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/bin/compare-im6 doesn't exist
dpkg: error processing package imagemagick:i386 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up ubuntu-app-launch (0.9+16.10.20160928-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up ubuntu-app-launch-tools (0.9+16.10.20160928-0ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
imagemagick:i386
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 1: unity-scope-click:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 1: account-plugin-ubuntuone:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 2: unity8-common:all
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 2: ubuntu-system-settings-online-accounts:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 3: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-settings-components:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 3: qml-module-ubuntu-settings-components:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 3: qml-module-biometryd:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libbiometryd1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libxml2:i386
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libicu57:i386
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: imagemagick:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libapparmor1:i386
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qtdeclarative5-qtmir-plugin:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qtmir-desktop:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-content1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libcontent-hub0:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libimage-magick-perl:all
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libimage-magick-q16-perl:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qml-module-ubuntu-thumbnailer0.1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libthumbnailer-qt1.0:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: unity8-private:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: pay-service:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libtrust-store2:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: unity-plugin-scopes:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libunity-scopes1.0:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-telephony0.1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libusermetricsinput1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libusermetricsoutput1:amd64
dpkg: warning: found unknown packages; this might mean the available database
is outdated, and needs to be updated through a frontend method
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 2: libimage-magick-perl:all
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 2: qml-module-biometryd:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 3: libimage-magick-q16-perl:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 3: qtdeclarative5-qtmir-plugin:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 3: imagemagick:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qtmir-desktop:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: libicu57:i386
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qml-module-ubuntu-settings-components:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 4: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-telephony0.1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: unity8-private:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libcontent-hub0:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libapparmor1:i386
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: unity-scope-click:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-settings-components:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-content1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: ubuntu-system-settings-online-accounts:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: account-plugin-ubuntuone:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libtrust-store2:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libusermetricsinput1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libbiometryd1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: unity8-common:all
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libxml2:i386
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: unity-plugin-scopes:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libthumbnailer-qt1.0:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: qml-module-ubuntu-thumbnailer0.1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libusermetricsoutput1:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 5: libunity-scopes1.0:amd64
dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 6: pay-service:amd64
dpkg: warning: found unknown packages; this might mean the available database
is outdated, and needs to be updated through a frontend method
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: imagemagick:i386 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-41.44-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-41-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 30 21:31:21 2017
DuplicateSignature:
package:imagemagick:i386:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5
Setting up imagemagick:i386 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/bin/compare-im6 doesn't exist
dpkg: error processing package imagemagick:i386 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (995 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708)
PackageArchitecture: i386
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
apt 1.3.4
SourcePackage: imagemagick
Title: package imagemagick:i386 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-16 (165 days ago)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.