package initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Greg]

Simply upgrading from 15.10 to 16.04.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32-generic 4.2.8-ckt1
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 20 12:56:57 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:initscripts:2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-05 (381 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release i386 (20150422)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: sysvinit
Title: package initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-20 (0 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The error in the log is:

Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (you may need to install the strict module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl/5.20.2 /usr/local/share/perl/5.20.2 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl5/5.20 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl/5.20 /usr/share/perl/5.20 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 6.
dpkg: error processing package initscripts (--configure):

The strict.pm module is part of the perl-base package, which is an Essential package. With perl-base 5.20.2-6ubuntu0.2 in 15.10, this is available at /usr/share/perl/5.20/strict.pm, which is part of the listed path.

This looks to me like a broken installation, rather than a bug in an Ubuntu package. What version of perl-base is installed at this system, and is /usr/share/perl/5.20/strict.pm present?

[Greg (silvermangb)]

Hi Steve,

/usr/share/perl is not present on my machine. I never did anything special
with the perl installation, in fact, I never directly use perl. I am doing
a complete reinstall of perl to see if that fixes the problem.

Thanks,

Greg

On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 11:50 PM Steve Langasek <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> The error in the log is:
>
> Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (you may need to install the strict
> module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl/5.20.2
> /usr/local/share/perl/5.20.2 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl5/5.20
> /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl/5.20 /usr/share/perl/5.20
> /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 6.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 6.
> dpkg: error processing package initscripts (--configure):
>
> The strict.pm module is part of the perl-base package, which is an
> Essential package. With perl-base 5.20.2-6ubuntu0.2 in 15.10, this is
> available at /usr/share/perl/5.20/strict.pm, which is part of the listed
> path.
>
> This looks to me like a broken installation, rather than a bug in an
> Ubuntu package. What version of perl-base is installed at this system,
> and is /usr/share/perl/5.20/strict.pm present?
>
> ** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615281
>
> Title:
> package initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 2
>
> Status in sysvinit package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Simply upgrading from 15.10 to 16.04.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32-generic 4.2.8-ckt1
> Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sat Aug 20 12:56:57 2016
> DuplicateSignature: package:initscripts:2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2:subprocess
> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 2
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-05 (381 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release i386 (20150422)
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
> apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
> SourcePackage: sysvinit
> Title: package initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to
> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 2
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-20 (0 days ago)
>
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[Greg (silvermangb)]

I tried to reinstall all of the perl packages, but, got this error:

Couldn't configure liblocale-gettext-perl:i386, probably a dependency
cycle problem.

I have not done anything out of the order in installing and updating
packages, so, I do not know why this is happening.

On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 11:26 AM Greg Silverman <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> /usr/share/perl is not present on my machine. I never did anything special
> with the perl installation, in fact, I never directly use perl. I am doing
> a complete reinstall of perl to see if that fixes the problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 11:50 PM Steve Langasek <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> The error in the log is:
>>
>> Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (you may need to install the strict
>> module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl/5.20.2
>> /usr/local/share/perl/5.20.2 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl5/5.20
>> /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/perl/5.20 /usr/share/perl/5.20
>> /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 6.
>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/update-rc.d line 6.
>> dpkg: error processing package initscripts (--configure):
>>
>> The strict.pm module is part of the perl-base package, which is an
>> Essential package. With perl-base 5.20.2-6ubuntu0.2 in 15.10, this is
>> available at /usr/share/perl/5.20/strict.pm, which is part of the listed
>> path.
>>
>> This looks to me like a broken installation, rather than a bug in an
>> Ubuntu package. What version of perl-base is installed at this system,
>> and is /usr/share/perl/5.20/strict.pm present?
>>
>> ** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
>> Status: New => Incomplete
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615281
>>
>> Title:
>> package initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
>> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
>> status 2
>>
>> Status in sysvinit package in Ubuntu:
>> Incomplete
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Simply upgrading from 15.10 to 16.04.
>>
>> ProblemType: Package
>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>> Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2
>> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-27.32-generic 4.2.8-ckt1
>> Uname: Linux 4.2.0-27-generic i686
>> ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
>> Architecture: i386
>> Date: Sat Aug 20 12:56:57 2016
>> DuplicateSignature: package:initscripts:2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2:subprocess
>> installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
>> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
>> error exit status 2
>> InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-05 (381 days ago)
>> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release i386 (20150422)
>> RelatedPackageVersions:
>> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
>> apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
>> SourcePackage: sysvinit
>> Title: package initscripts 2.88dsf-59.3ubuntu2 failed to
>> install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
>> error exit status 2
>> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-20 (0 days ago)
>>
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