[Bug 996667] Re: package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137

[Steve Langasek]

The log shows:

Setting up update-notifier-common (0.119ubuntu8.1) ...
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefont
s/andale32.exe
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefont
s/arial32.exe
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefont
s/arialb32.exe
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefont
s/comic32.exe
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefont
s/courie32.exe
ttf-mscorefonts-installer: downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefont
s/georgi32.exe
p
ps
ps 
ps -
ps  
p   
    
Killed
dpkg: error processing update-notifier-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137

So this is not a bug in the package; the maintainer script was dutifully
downloading the data files and was hard-killed from outside.

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.1 failed to
  install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation
  script returned error exit status 137

Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  This happened during the upgrade to precise from oneiric.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-19.33-generic 3.0.27
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May  8 18:47:24 2012
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-notifier
  Title: package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-08 (0 days ago)

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