package install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Dave Jacobs]

Binary package hint: install-info

Try upgrading to 11.04 all worked fine but I received a message that install-info failed. Searched ubuntu and google websites and could only see suggestions to try it again which also failed. One post said that an error in the /etc/environment file can cause this problem. My environment file reads: PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games"
LC_TIME='en_AU.utf8" Not sure if anything is missing from here.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 1 13:31:13 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up install-info (4.13a.dfsg.1-6ubuntu3) ...
 /etc/environment: line 2: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
 dpkg: error processing install-info (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: texinfo
Title: package install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-29 (1 days ago)

[Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg)]

Thank you for your bug report. The problem is line 2 of your /etc/environment file:
LC_TIME='en_AU.utf8"

It uses an opening single quote but a closing double quote -- this has to be consistent. BTW, you do not need any quotes at all, i.e. you could use:
LC_TIME=en_AU.utf8

I am closing this bug as invalid as it is not a bug in texinfo, please continue to report any other bugs you may find.