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octave3.2 package

  1. Bug #465005
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 465005

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udippel (udippel) wrote : Re: [Bug 465005] Re: octave3.2 fails to install via apt-get with libumfpack.so.3.2.0 error

Judd Storrs wrote:
> I think this is the result of having a broken
> /usr/local/bin/octave-3.2.2 before installing the package. For example
> this will break the install:
>
> $ sudo ln -s /bin/false /usr/local/bin/octave-3.2.2
> $ sudo apt-get install octave3.2
>
> This fails with:
>
> dpkg: error processing octave3.2 (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> Removing the link allows install to succeed.
>
> $ sudo rm /usr/local/bin/octave-3.2.2
> $ sudo apt-get install octave3.2
>
>

Confirmed. (It wasn't actually broken before the upgrade 9.04->9.10, though)

Thanks so much!

Uwe