[Bug 38404] /usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults errors on installing new gnome-session

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Public bug reported:

Affects: gconf2 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
I'm having trouble with not being able to configure the new gnome-
session because a pre- or post- install script is using update-gconf-
defaults. I do not really know if it is a gnome-session error, or an
error from this package, so here is the apt output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
   gnome-session (2.14.0-0ubuntu1 => 2.14.0-0ubuntu2)
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 75 not upgraded.
15 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/234kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 119057 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gnome-session 2.14.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../gnome-session_2.14.0-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gnome-session ...
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 8: defaults_dir: command not found
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 9: outfile: command not found
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 14: `def htmlescape(str):'
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 8: defaults_dir: command not found
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 9: outfile: command not found
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 14: `def htmlescape(str):'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-session_2.14.0-0ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 8: defaults_dir: command not found
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 9: outfile: command not found
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 14: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults: line 14: `def htmlescape(str):'
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-session_2.14.0-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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/usr/sbin/update-gconf-defaults errors on installing new gnome-session
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/38404