package mono-gac 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Vladimir Panteleev]

I'm not sure what details to provide. The upgrade tool asked me to fill in this form, so here I am doing that.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mono-gac 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4
Uname: Linux 3.19.3-xxxx-grspax-ipv6-64 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 1 23:48:19 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (1254 days ago)
InstallationMedia:

PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.14
SourcePackage: mono
Title: package mono-gac 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-10-01 (0 days ago)

[Vladimir Panteleev (thecybershadow)]

The mono packages have been causing a lot of problems during and after the upgrade. When I tried to remove them, apt was complaining about missing files under /usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/ that it tried to delete. I had to run the following command:

  touch \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.10.atk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.10.gdk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.10.glade-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.10.glib-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.10.gtk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.10.gtk-dotnet.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.4.atk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.4.glade-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.4.glib-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.4.gtk-dotnet.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.4.gtk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.4.pango-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.atk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.gdk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.glade-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.glib-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.gtk-dotnet.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.gtk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.nunit-console-runner.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.nunit.core.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.nunit.core.interfaces.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.nunit.framework.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.nunit.mocks.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.nunit.util.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.6.pango-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.atk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.gtk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.gtk-dotnet.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.gdk-dotnet.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.gdk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.glade-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.glib-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.gtk-dotnet.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.gtk-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.8.pango-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.10.pango-sharp.installcligac' \
'/usr/share/cli-common/packages.d/policy.2.4.gdk-sharp.installcligac' \
 && apt --yes remove mono-runtime

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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