package naist-jdic-utf8 1:0.4.3-7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Paul Sturbaum]

it seems to be a result of the Paragon UFSD driver I installed? Im not sure but I saw output to that effect.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: naist-jdic-utf8 1:0.4.3-7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-41.44-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: ufsd
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 28 12:10:59 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-10 (291 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.4
SourcePackage: naist-jdic
Title: package naist-jdic-utf8 1:0.4.3-7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-12-26 (91 days ago)

[Paul Sturbaum (psturbs)]

ignore earlier comments about the UFSD in kernel. I just tried uninstalling both the offending package as well as naist-jdic and got this error. Here is the output:

Gtk-WARNING **: Theme directory imported-Humanity/192 of theme Lubuntu has no size field
(Reading database ... 637916 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing chasen (2.4.5-29) ...
Removing naist-jdic-utf8 (1:0.4.3-7) ...
rm: cannot remove '/var/lib/chasen/dic/naist-jdic-utf8/*': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package naist-jdic-utf8 (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: naist-jdic: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 naist-jdic-utf8 depends on naist-jdic (= 1:0.4.3-7).

Removing naist-jdic (1:0.4.3-7) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 naist-jdic-utf8
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.7) ...
Processing 1 removed doc-base file...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of naist-jdic-utf8:
 naist-jdic-utf8 depends on naist-jdic (= 1:0.4.3-7); however:
  Package naist-jdic is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package naist-jdic-utf8 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 naist-jdic-utf8

Now I tried to reinstall naist-jdic and I got the following BUT now both packages show that they are installed.

Gtk-WARNING **: Theme directory imported-Humanity/192 of theme Lubuntu has no size field
Selecting previously unselected package naist-jdic.
(Reading database ... 637893 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-naist-jdic_1%3a0.4.3-7_all.deb ...
Unpacking naist-jdic (1:0.4.3-7) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ipadic-common.
Preparing to unpack .../1-ipadic-common_2.7.0+main-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking ipadic-common (2.7.0+main-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ipadic.
Preparing to unpack .../2-ipadic_2.7.0+main-3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ipadic (2.7.0+main-3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package chasen.
Preparing to unpack .../3-chasen_2.4.5-29_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking chasen (2.4.5-29) ...
Setting up ipadic-common (2.7.0+main-3) ...
Setting up naist-jdic (1:0.4.3-7) ...
Now generating naist-jdic data. This may take a while...
parsing grammar.cha
parsing cforms.cha
parsing ctypes.cha
parsing connect.cha
table size: 3072
lines: ...................................................................... 34760
number of states: 3289
bi-gram: ........................................ 20000
............................. 34624
tri-gram: 34760
matrix size: 3289x3072 -> 436x353
parsing grammar.cha
parsing cforms.cha
parsing table.cha
parsing dictionaries...
naist-jdic.dic
456170 entries
387067 keys

Done! Check /var/lib/chasen/dic/naist-jdic directory.
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/chasen/chasenrc to provide /etc/chasenrc (chasenrc) in auto mode
Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.7) ...
Processing 2 added doc-base files...
Registering documents wi...

[Hideki Yamane (henrich)]

> Now generating naist-jdic data. This may take a while...
> Usage: iconv [-c] [-s] [-f fromcode] [-t tocode] [file ...]
> or: iconv -l
> Try `iconv --help' for more information.
> dpkg: error processing package naist-jdic-utf8 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> naist-jdic-utf8

It's strange, its postinst script just does

# convert euc-jp to UTF-8
    [ -d ${dictdir} ] || exit 1
    for data in $files
     do iconv -f eucjp -t utf8 -o ${dictdir}-utf8/${data} ${dictdir}/${data}
    done

    iconv -f eucjp -t utf8 -o ${chasenrc}-utf8 ${chasenrc}

I don't know why iconv just return help menu...

[Hideki Yamane (henrich)]

unreproducible with minimal sid chroot.

[Hideki Yamane (henrich)]

unreproducible with minimal xenial chroot

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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