package memtest86+ 2.11-3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2

[Michael]

Binary package hint: memtest86+

Ubuntu 9.10 - the Karmic Koala
synaptic 0.6.25

I recently upgraded to 9.10 and suddenly I was swamped with errors.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 9 17:02:58 2009
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: memtest86+ 2.11-3ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.43-generic
SourcePackage: memtest86+
Title: package memtest86+ 2.11-3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686

[Brent Dunnaway (bdunnaway)]

Got this while upgrading from a perfectly working Jaunty install (in-place, update-manager -d) to Karmic Beta

[mrgobbo (mario-gobbo)]

same as Brent, on almost fresh install of 9.04 from alternate CD plus
LVM on %00G hd
update manager recomendations as of 2009-10-08
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install -y ssh terminator keepassX subversion synergy quicksynergy vlc fdupes
addintiona gstreamer plugins selecetd from menu
apt-get install inkscape dia bootchart dstat ssh openssh-server sshfs xnest gedit-plugins filezilla ddclient wine most ia32-libs lib32asound2 util-linux curl
apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc apache2-suexec

And what migth be more relevant box ALREADY with GRUB2 !

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

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 459080, 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.