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package steam 1:1.0.0.39-2ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128

Bug #1266294 reported by Daniel Bostock on 2014-01-05

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1255794: package steam (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128. Edit Remove

This bug affects 5 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	steam (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

sits in applying changes and nothing happens

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: steam 1:1.0.0.39-2ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering:
steam: Install
steam: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jan 6 08:34:02 2014
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:steam:1:1.0.0.39-2ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.1:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-05 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: steam
Title: package steam 1:1.0.0.39-2ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Daniel Bostock (danbostock87) wrote on 2014-01-05:

Df.txt Edit (525 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (93.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (91.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2014-01-05

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-01-11:

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

Changed in steam (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Andrew Hayzen (ahayzen) wrote on 2021-01-10:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1255794, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.