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package openmpi-bin 4.0.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed openmpi-bin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 2

Bug #1874645 reported by Aditya Mathur on 2020-04-24

This bug affects 15 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	openmpi (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

It happened during installation.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: openmpi-bin 4.0.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Apr 24 13:34:45 2020
DuplicateSignature:
package:openmpi-bin:4.0.3-0ubuntu1
Removing openmpi-bin (4.0.3-0ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/mpi corrupt: slave link same as main link /usr/bin/mpicc
dpkg: error processing package openmpi-bin (--remove):
installed openmpi-bin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: installed openmpi-bin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-23 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
apt 2.0.2
SourcePackage: openmpi
Title: package openmpi-bin 4.0.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed openmpi-bin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Aditya Mathur (ady98) wrote on 2020-04-24:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (33.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (522 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (85.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (48.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (57.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2020-04-24

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2020-04-25:

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

Changed in openmpi (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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kaklik (kakonajakub) wrote on 2022-08-23:

It happens to me during the upgrade of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. My system has installed openmpi-bin (4.1.2-2ubuntu1).

A had run the pre-removal script manually with following result:

  $ sudo sh -x /var/lib/dpkg/info/openmpi-bin.prerm remove
  + set -e
  + [ remove = remove ]
  + update-alternatives --remove mpirun /usr/bin/mpirun.openmpi
  + update-alternatives --remove mpi /usr/bin/mpicc.openmpi
  update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/mpi corrupt: slave link same as main link /usr/bin/mpicc

[That solution](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62464085/openmpi-bin-error-after-update-kubuntu-18-04-to-20-04) fixes the situation