package nspluginwrapper 1.2.2-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

[Jason Chelliah]

Binary package hint: nspluginwrapper

Upon upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nspluginwrapper 1.2.2-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 8 17:09:37 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
SourcePackage: nspluginwrapper
Title: package nspluginwrapper 1.2.2-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-09 (0 days ago)

[matt.pearson (matt.pearson)]

Hi,

I've just checked it and found out that google-talkplugin package was problematic.

nspluginwarpper --configure probably calls npconfig -l and cores if there are google-talkplugin files under mozilla/plugins. An example:
amp@amp-laptop:/usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/x86_64/linux$ ./npconfig -v -l
List plugins in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
Looking for plugins in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
Segmentation fault

My solution:
remove google-talkplugin and dpkg takes care of the rest.

PS.
My system is 64bits ubuntu: Linux amp-laptop 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:24 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[matt.pearson (matt.pearson)]

I'm adding this comment to clarify a possible ambiguity in my comment. The problem I described was my case, not the bug submitter Jason's. My problem seemed to be rooting from nspluginwrapper's npconfig component (while querying for google-talkplugin's binaries).

I recommend affected users to check what components are installed under /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins folder until a patch is released.