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package steam 1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 30

Bug #1511872 reported by pete johnston on 2015-10-30

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1273534: package steam 1:1.0.0.39-2ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 30. Edit Remove

This bug affects 6 people

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

Bug Description

pete@pete-H55M-UD2H:~$ steam
Running Steam on ubuntu 15.10 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
[2015-10-30 15:20:21] Startup - updater built Aug 12 2015 10:04:47
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: steam 1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-22.38-generic 3.11.10.8
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-22-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
steam: Install
steam: Configure
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 30 15:14:08 2015
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to unpack .../steam_1%3a1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2_i386.deb ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/steam_1%3a1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 30
DuplicateSignature: package:steam:1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 30
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 30
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-16 (986 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: steam
Title: package steam 1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 30
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-30 (0 days ago)

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pete johnston (jtpete) wrote on 2015-10-30:

Dependencies.txt Edit (8.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (463 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (65.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (5.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (27.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2015-12-15

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2016-04-23:

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 2021-01-09:

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 1273534, 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.