[Bug 1379012] Re: package bsdmainutils 9.0.5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jeff Lane]

The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A 
recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a). 

Setting up bsdmainutils (9.0.5ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/write corrupt: invalid status
dpkg: error processing package bsdmainutils (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of man-db:
 man-db depends on bsdmainutils; however:
  Package bsdmainutils is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package man-db (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-standard:
 ubuntu-standard depends on man-db; however:
  Package man-db is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-standard (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 bsdmainutils
 man-db
 ubuntu-standard

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Title:
  package bsdmainutils 9.0.5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 2

Status in “bsdmainutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  THis occurred in the middle of a Precise - Trusty upgrade.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: bsdmainutils 9.0.5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-64.97-generic-pae 3.2.59
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-64-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Oct  8 13:40:11 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:bsdmainutils:9.0.5ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-06 (762 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
  SourcePackage: bsdmainutils
  Title: package bsdmainutils 9.0.5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-10-08 (0 days ago)

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