package mount 2.17.2-3.3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Rainer Rohde]

Binary package hint: util-linux

Just tried to run an upgrade that became available in Update Manager.

Description: Ubuntu natty (development branch)
Release: 11.04

util-linux:
  Installed: 2.17.2-3.3ubuntu4
  Candidate: 2.17.2-9.1ubuntu1
  Version table:
     2.17.2-9.1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
 *** 2.17.2-3.3ubuntu4 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: mount 2.17.2-3.3ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-3.30-generic 2.6.38-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 15 22:15:02 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to replace mount 2.17.2-3.3ubuntu4 (using .../mount_2.17.2-9.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 49: dpkg-vendor: not found
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mount_2.17.2-9.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 127
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64+mac (20110210)
SourcePackage: util-linux
Title: package mount 2.17.2-3.3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 127

[Robert Roth (evfool)]

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 #719839, 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.