package openmpi-bin 4.1.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed openmpi-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[Kanishka Dhanasekara]

Get this error while upgrading java version on my Ubuntu 22.04 laptop

lsb_release -a:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy

uname -a
Linux dell-Inspiron-5559 5.15.0-67-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 22 14:14:39 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I was trying to upgrade the default-jre installed on my laptop:
current version installed:
java -version:
java version "1.8.0_181"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)

apt-cache policy default-jre
default-jre:
  Installed: 2:1.11-72build2
  Candidate: 2:1.11-72build2
  Version table:
 *** 2:1.11-72build2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I try to upgrade java:
sudo apt install default-jre

Get the following error during installation:
>>>>>>
Setting up openmpi-bin (4.1.2-2ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/mpi corrupt: slave link same as main link
/usr/bin/mpicc
dpkg: error processing package openmpi-bin (--configure):
 installed openmpi-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mpi-default-bin:
 mpi-default-bin depends on openmpi-bin; however:
  Package openmpi-bin is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package mpi-default-bin (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libcoarrays-openmpi-dev:amd64:
 libcoarrays-openmpi-dev:amd64 depends on openmpi-bin; however:
  Package openmpi-bin is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package libcoarrays-openmpi-dev:amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libatk-wrapper-java-jni:amd64 (0.38.0-5build1) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous
 failure.
         No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a
 previous failure.
>>>>>>>>

Fails the installation with the following error message:

Errors were encountered while processing:
 openmpi-bin
 mpi-default-bin
 libcoarrays-openmpi-dev:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Really appreciate if you could help. Thanks

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: openmpi-bin 4.1.2-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-67.74-generic 5.15.85
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-67-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Mon Mar 20 20:59:16 2023
ErrorMessage: installed openmpi-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-28 (2456 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.6, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.1
 apt 2.4.8
SourcePackage: openmpi
Title: package openmpi-bin 4.1.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed openmpi-bin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Gopinath Emmidisetty (gopinathev)]

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)