package plymouth-theme-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[John David Ravenscroft]

upgrading to 12.04 from 11.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: plymouth-theme-text
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 13 08:37:17 2012
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1058:1021 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Elements 2TB
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0718:0a02 Imation Corp.
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52e Logitech, Inc.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=UUID=2e4016d7-dcfc-4636-be7e-f7568d863f41 ro vga=795 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=UUID=2e4016d7-dcfc-4636-be7e-f7568d863f41 ro vga=795 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/text.plymouth
Title: package plymouth-theme-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-13 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/03/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0501
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4N68T-M-LE-V2
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0501:bd08/03/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4N68T-M-LE-V2:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer