package snapd 2.38~14.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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snapd (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Failed to stop snapd.service: Unit snapd.service not loaded.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
Failed to stop snapd.core-
Failed to stop snapd.failure.
Failed to stop snapd.seeded.
Failed to stop snapd.service: Unit snapd.service not loaded.
Failed to stop snapd.snap-
Failed to stop snapd.snap-
Failed to stop snapd.system-
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: snapd 2.38~14.04
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-178-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23
AptOrdering:
snapd: Install
snapd: Configure
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 19 10:58:59 2020
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-17 (1309 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
apt 1.2.32
SourcePackage: snapd
Title: package snapd 2.38~14.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 5
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2020-04-19 (0 days ago)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
Is this still an issue? 2.38 and 2.42 are very old releases. I'm going to set this to incomplete. Please leave a comment if you still experience the problem.