package plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Lyn Perrine]

I was on an installed Xenial system with dist upgraded and dpkg failed to install the lubuntu plymouth theme. I think this crashed and the system brough up apport to report this bug.

I was on a xenial system and the plymoth did not isntall and apport brought up a bug against plymoth.

 Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release: 16.04

I expected the package from dist-upgrade to work instead it broke and did not install. and dpkg returned an error code of one.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-19.23-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/boot.log'
Date: Wed Dec 9 15:36:52 2015
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-logo/lubuntu-logo.plymouth
DuplicateSignature:
 De-configuring plymouth-theme-lubuntu-logo (0.56) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/plymouth-theme-lubuntu-logo.prerm called with unknown argument `deconfigure'
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/plymouth_0.9.2-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-17 (22 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151116)
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-19-generic root=UUID=f3d8bf8d-3b87-4efd-9325-2013f403e1a3 ro quiet splash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-19-generic root=UUID=f3d8bf8d-3b87-4efd-9325-2013f403e1a3 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.3ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-text/lubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: package plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/27/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P2.00
dmi.board.name: H97M Pro4
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP2.00:bd07/27/2015:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnH97MPro4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.