[Bug 874765] Re: package bash 4.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package bash is already installed and configured

[Raphaël Hertzog]

The real error is this one. This should in theory never happen as dpkg
creates the required directories before trying to unpack files. Did you
remove some files or directories while dpkg was working ?

Unpacking replacement bash ...

Replaced by files in installed package bash-completion ...

dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/bash_4.2-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):

 unable to create `/usr/share/doc/bash/NEWS.gz.dpkg-new' (while
processing `./usr/share/doc/bash/NEWS.gz'): No such file or directory

dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package bash 4.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage:
  package bash is already installed and configured

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  This all happened during upgrade to 11.10 I have not rebooted so I
  have no idea what is going to happen.I just noticed that the icons for
  libre office are missing.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: bash 4.2-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Oct 14 21:24:04 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package bash is already installed and configured
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package bash 4.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package bash is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (0 days ago)

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