[Bug 1385791] [NEW] "Cound not install 'syslinux-themes-debian'" in Cleaning up phase of GUI Kubuntu 14.10 upgrade

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Public bug reported:

(This is a duplicate of bug  #1385016, but `apport-collect 1385016`
tells me not to report a dupe, so I used `ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-
upgrader` to file this even though it tells me not to file a new bug.
?!)

Similar to bug #1385016, but I followed
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UtopicUpgrades/Kubuntu to run the GUI
release upgrade.

Just like that bug, the alert dialog has "subprocess installed post-
removal script returned error exit status 127"

It's in the Cleaning up phase and /var/log/dkpg.log has

2014-10-25 17:56:48 status installed syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3
2014-10-25 17:56:48 remove syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3 <none>
2014-10-25 17:56:48 status half-configured syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3
2014-10-25 17:56:48 status half-installed syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3
2014-10-25 17:56:49 status installed syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
2014-10-25 17:56:49 remove syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3 <none>
2014-10-25 17:56:49 status half-configured syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
2014-10-25 17:56:49 status half-installed syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
2014-10-25 17:56:51 status config-files syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
2014-10-25 17:56:51 status config-files syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3

So I think the upgrader is trying to remove this package, not install
it.

I tried reporting this from the [Report bug] button in the Error dialog, but that failed with
  Chromium can not be run as root.
  Please start Chromium as a normal user. ...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:14.10.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-38.65-generic 3.13.11.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sat Oct 25 18:36:38 2014
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-26 (0 days ago)

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade utopic

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Title:
  "Cound not install 'syslinux-themes-debian'" in Cleaning up  phase of
  GUI Kubuntu 14.10 upgrade

Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  (This is a duplicate of bug  #1385016, but `apport-collect 1385016`
  tells me not to report a dupe, so I used `ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-
  upgrader` to file this even though it tells me not to file a new bug.
  ?!)

  Similar to bug #1385016, but I followed
  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UtopicUpgrades/Kubuntu to run the
  GUI release upgrade.

  Just like that bug, the alert dialog has "subprocess installed post-
  removal script returned error exit status 127"

  It's in the Cleaning up phase and /var/log/dkpg.log has

  2014-10-25 17:56:48 status installed syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3
  2014-10-25 17:56:48 remove syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3 <none>
  2014-10-25 17:56:48 status half-configured syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3
  2014-10-25 17:56:48 status half-installed syslinux-themes-debian:all 12-3
  2014-10-25 17:56:49 status installed syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
  2014-10-25 17:56:49 remove syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3 <none>
  2014-10-25 17:56:49 status half-configured syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
  2014-10-25 17:56:49 status half-installed syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
  2014-10-25 17:56:51 status config-files syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3
  2014-10-25 17:56:51 status config-files syslinux-themes-debian-wheezy:all 12-3

  So I think the upgrader is trying to remove this package, not install
  it.

  I tried reporting this from the [Report bug] button in the Error dialog, but that failed with
    Chromium can not be run as root.
    Please start Chromium as a normal user. ...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:14.10.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-38.65-generic 3.13.11.8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-38-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Sat Oct 25 18:36:38 2014
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-26 (0 days ago)

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