package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu31.1 [modified: lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[d-d-2]

My system is (sort of) Ubuntu 12.04.

This error happened after extensive tinkering. I started with elementary OS, added the Lubuntu desktop, removed the Lubuntu-desktop and the elementary OS desktop, installed Gnome desktop environment... and at some point I was missing a file needed for this package (plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text) to install. I used "sudo touch ..." to add the file. The file was "/lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in". I did not specifically intend to install this package (plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text)... it just wanted to be installed at a certain point along with other packages.

tl;dr: good luck, I have no idea what happened, besides:

I updated my system, including the plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text package using update-manager.

A file was missing at "/lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in"

I added it with "touch", ie "sudo touch /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in"

the package installed properly after that.

I am submitting this bug report just in-case it is helpful. feel free to ignore if it doesn't seem important.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu31.1 [modified: lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-69.103-generic-pae 3.2.62
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-69-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.7+elementary3~ubuntu12.04.1
AptOrdering: plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 28 18:12:51 2014
DefaultPlymouth: Error: command ['readlink', '/etc/alternatives/default.plymouth'] failed with exit code 1:
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text (0.8.2-2ubuntu31.1) ...
 sed: can't read /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
DuplicateSignature: package:plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text:0.8.2-2ubuntu31.1 [modified: lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in]:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: elementary OS 0.2 "Luna" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20120729-14:49
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1010
MarkForUpload: True
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-69-generic-pae root=UUID=a132c775-5667-4aee-b2d5-4cedae794c2f ro console=tty1,quiet,ro quiet splash
ProcFB: 0 psbfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-69-generic-pae root=UUID=a132c775-5667-4aee-b2d5-4cedae794c2f ro console=tty1,quiet,ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu31.1 [modified: lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth.in] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/27/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A03
dmi.board.name: 0R990K
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A03
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: **********
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A03
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd02/27/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1010:pvrA03:rvnDellInc.:rn0R990K:rvrA03:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA03:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1010
dmi.product.version: A03
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.

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