package samba-common-bin 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[jsecondo]

Binary package hint: samba

Just doing the upgrade

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 25 10:04:53 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: samba-common-bin 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba-common-bin 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic x86_64

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

Setting up samba-common-bin (2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative net.8.gz can't be slave of net: it is a slave of nmblookup
dpkg: error processing samba-common-bin (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Patrick (94bc1052)]

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- -phirt@sphinx:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up samba-common-bin (2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6) ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/nmblookup corrupt: invalid status
dpkg: error processing samba-common-bin (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 samba-common-bin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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[GPAULIEG (pgriffiths-neo)]

any new info to resolve this issue available?

[GPAULIEG (pgriffiths-neo)]

paul@paul-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
[sudo] password for paul:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up samba-common-bin (2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6) ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/nmblookup corrupt: invalid status
dpkg: error processing samba-common-bin (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 samba-common-bin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
 Thierry Carrez has deemed this error to be a duplicate, but it is not. Perhaps it is similar, but it is not the same. I noticed he has not posted a solution to this or the similar bug reports.