[Bug 1242285] Re: package util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Brian Murray]

>From the original reporters log file:

Preparing to replace util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8 (using .../util-linux_2.20.1-5.1ubuntu9_i386.deb) ...^M
Can't exec "insserv": No such file or directory at /usr/sbin/debian-update-rc.d line 391.^M
update-rc.d: error: insserv rejected the script header^M
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.20.1-5.1ubuntu9_i386.deb (--unpack):^M
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255^M

Please confirm that the insserv package is installed.

** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  package util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error
  exit status 255

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Ran:

  do-release-upgrade -d

  Just do-release-upgrade doesn't upgrade my Lubuntu 13.04 to 13.10

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Oct 20 10:47:42 2013
  DuplicateSignature: package:util-linux:2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8:ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-10 (343 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: util-linux
  Title: package util-linux 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 255
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-10-20 (0 days ago)

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