[Bug 1316107] Re: package dictionaries-common 1.20.5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[moviglez]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026778 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026778

This happened during the upgrade, in my case, from 12.04 to 14.04.

Fix with: 
$ sudo /usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl

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Title:
  package dictionaries-common 1.20.5 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 255

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

Bug description:
  At some point, I lost my /var/cache/debconf contents, so I reinstalled
  debconf to create an empty debconf database. I had to use
  /usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl to continue the upgrade.

  It should never be necessary for the user to issue this command.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat May  3 10:37:56 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:dictionaries-common:1.20.5: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 2011-04-21 (1109 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
  Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.5 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-03 (1 days ago)

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