[Bug 1307449] [NEW] package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[DonQuichote]

Public bug reported:

In the middle of a release upgrade, I am suddenly presented with a crash
report. I am in the middle of it, so I do not know wether this will
leave me with an incomplete system (again, after the bug about my
processor that DOES support pae, but is not recognized) or not.

I did not do anything special, other than:

sudo do-release-upgrade -d

I added the -d option because even upgrading from a less-than a year old Xubuntu version (13.04 to 13.10, current) no longer works normally.
Output of lsb_release -rd:
Description:	Ubuntu 13.10
Release:	13.10
But notice that I am in the middle of upgrading to that version.
I would off course expect the release upgrade to succeed, not a crash report.

For the record, I am upgrading the machine over an SSH connection with X
support enabled.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50-generic 3.8.13.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 14 12:14:07 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:dictionaries-common:1.20.2:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-09-01 (955 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2014-04-14 (0 days ago)

** Affects: dictionaries-common (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386 need-duplicate-check saucy

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Title:
  package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 255

Status in “dictionaries-common” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In the middle of a release upgrade, I am suddenly presented with a
  crash report. I am in the middle of it, so I do not know wether this
  will leave me with an incomplete system (again, after the bug about my
  processor that DOES support pae, but is not recognized) or not.

  I did not do anything special, other than:

  sudo do-release-upgrade -d

  I added the -d option because even upgrading from a less-than a year old Xubuntu version (13.04 to 13.10, current) no longer works normally.
  Output of lsb_release -rd:
  Description:	Ubuntu 13.10
  Release:	13.10
  But notice that I am in the middle of upgrading to that version.
  I would off course expect the release upgrade to succeed, not a crash report.

  For the record, I am upgrading the machine over an SSH connection with
  X support enabled.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50-generic 3.8.13.13
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Apr 14 12:14:07 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:dictionaries-common:1.20.2:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-09-01 (955 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
  Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2014-04-14 (0 days ago)

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