I can confirm this issue, but on powerpc, and with exit status "1" not "127":
bbogart@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gnuplot libwvstreams4.3-extras libfaad2-0 libmtp6 libneon26 python-at-spi
libsnmp10 libicu36 linux-headers-2.6.22-14-powerpc64-smp
linux-headers-2.6.22-14-powerpc libgfortran1 libmagick++9c2a g++-4.1
libglew1.4 libmp4v2-0 libcamel1.2-10 libcln4 libgpod2 libstdc++6-4.1-dev
libsvg1 libpcrecpp0 libx264-54 gutsy-wallpapers libqalculate3
libgtkhtml2.0-cil libdirectfb-0.9-25 openoffice.org-hyphenation libgsl0
libwvstreams4.3-base libiso9660-4 liboobs-1-3 libdb4.5
linux-headers-2.6.22-14 libtotem-plparser7 libuniconf4.3 feisty-gdm-themes
libntfs-3g12 librsvg2.0-cil libungif4g
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up openoffice.org-writer2latex (0.5-6) ...
Adding extension /usr/lib/openoffice/share/extension/install/writer2latex.uno.pkg...
unopkg failed.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-writer2latex (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org:
openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-writer2latex; however:
Package openoffice.org-writer2latex is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
openoffice.org-writer2latex
openoffice.org
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I can confirm this issue, but on powerpc, and with exit status "1" not "127":
bbogart@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install 3-extras libfaad2-0 libmtp6 libneon26 python-at-spi 2.6.22- 14-powerpc64- smp headers- 2.6.22- 14-powerpc libgfortran1 libmagick++9c2a g++-4.1 org-hyphenation libgsl0 .3-base libiso9660-4 liboobs-1-3 libdb4.5 headers- 2.6.22- 14 libtotem-plparser7 libuniconf4.3 feisty-gdm-themes org-writer2late x (0.5-6) ... openoffice/ share/extension /install/ writer2latex. uno.pkg. .. org-writer2late x (--configure): org-writer2late x; however: org-writer2late x is not configured yet. org-writer2late x
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gnuplot libwvstreams4.
libsnmp10 libicu36 linux-headers-
linux-
libglew1.4 libmp4v2-0 libcamel1.2-10 libcln4 libgpod2 libstdc++6-4.1-dev
libsvg1 libpcrecpp0 libx264-54 gutsy-wallpapers libqalculate3
libgtkhtml2.0-cil libdirectfb-0.9-25 openoffice.
libwvstreams4
linux-
libntfs-3g12 librsvg2.0-cil libungif4g
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up openoffice.
Adding extension /usr/lib/
unopkg failed.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org:
openoffice.org depends on openoffice.
Package openoffice.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
openoffice.
openoffice.org
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
This happened during my gutsy -> hardy upgrade.