package mythexport 2.2.4-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[vbcoen]

happened during install via Myth CC

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: mythexport 2.2.4-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Dec 12 13:59:50 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:mythexport:2.2.4-0ubuntu2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-12 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
SourcePackage: mythexport
Title: package mythexport 2.2.4-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Peter (t8-launchpad)]

This error also effect me.

Doing a Google search there seems to be a lot of people with the same problem, much more than just the 3 listed here.

I have not been able to find a solution to fix the problem.

Myth works except Commercial detection and removal which is why I wanted to use Myth in the first place.

=== Mythbuntu Version ===
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

Recent logs uploaded to : http://pastebin.com/JsVPDZVj

I am new to Linux, and I installed Mythbuntu about 6 months ago and received this error, during the install and also each time I try to run various processes like updating.

I even tried re-downloading and starting from scratch, but received the same error.

The System is running on a HP NL-40 microserver which is AMD based.

I get errors like this in the current logs:

Feb 23 10:34:58 myth AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Processing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/fda29d3eaa264500863a8a361a43b4dc
Feb 23 10:35:07 myth AptDaemon.Worker: CRITICAL: mythexport: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Feb 23 10:35:11 myth AptDaemon.Worker: CRITICAL: mythexport: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Feb 23 10:35:11 myth AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Finished transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/fda29d3eaa264500863a8a361a43b4dc

and

(mythbuntu-control-centre:19754): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently used resources file at `/home/peter/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but the parser failed: Failed to open file '/home/peter/.local/share/recently-used.xbel': Permission denied.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/configparser.py", line 1116, in _unify_values
    sectiondict = self._sections[section]
KeyError: 'cfg'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/mythbuntu-control-centre", line 377, in refreshState
    plugin.captureState()
  File "/usr/share/mythbuntu/plugins/python/mythexport.py", line 53, in captureState
    self.changes['dir'] = self.config.get("cfg", "dir")
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/configparser.py", line 754, in get
    d = self._unify_values(section, vars)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/configparser.py", line 1119, in _unify_values
    raise NoSectionError(section)
configparser.NoSectionError: No section: 'cfg'

[Steve Gsly (steveg77)]

Steve Grsly wrote -

This is the end of my installation script reporting the error..

Errors were encountered while processing:
 mythexport
Error in function:
Setting up mythexport (2.2.4-0ubuntu2) ...
mkdir: missing operand
Try 'mkdir --help' for more information.
dpkg: error processing package mythexport (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Steve Gsly (steveg77)]

This bug has been with with us a long time now....
It looks like a script error.

mkdir: missing operand

Please update us on status.

Steve

[Steve Gsly (steveg77)]

Still getting this error on any Software update.

I tried 'apt-get install mythexport' to see if I could reload the package but still got the same error.....
"mkdir: missing operand
Try 'mkdir --help' for more information."

I have attached a copy of my terminal log FYI.
I doubt that anyone will be bothered to fix this now as a new LTR of Ubuntu and Mythbuntu is due out this year????

Not very impressed
Steve

[5imon (m-ubuntu-1)]

Yes it's very frustrating