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package steam:i386 1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 10

Bug #1552932 reported by Manuel Uribe on 2016-03-03

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1581312: package steam:i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 10. Edit Remove

This bug affects 5 people

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

Bug Description

Steam installation problem
(leads to failure to launch due to not accepting Terms and Conditions despite accepting)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: steam:i386 1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.36-generic 4.2.8-ckt3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
AptOrdering:
steam: Purge
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 3 15:48:14 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
Removing steam:i386 (1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2.1) ...
Purging configuration files for steam:i386 (1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2.1) ...
dpkg: error processing package steam:i386 (--purge):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 10
DuplicateSignature: package:steam:i386:1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2.1:subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-21 (103 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
PackageArchitecture: i386
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: steam
Title: package steam:i386 1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Manuel Uribe (manueluribe) wrote on 2016-03-03:

Dependencies.txt Edit (8.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (833 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (71.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (3.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (99.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2016-03-03

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Manuel Uribe (manueluribe) wrote on 2016-03-03:

Notes:
1) I have another partition, same machine only it's Ubuntu 14.04 instead of 15.10 in which Steam runs fine
2) Finishing installation and running Steam from the CLI outputs:
Running Steam on ubuntu 15.10 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
[2016-03-03 16:32:10] Startup - updater built Feb 4 2016 12:22:08
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2016-05-23:

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 2021-01-10:

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 1581312, 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.