[Bug 1103335] Re: package man-db 2.6.3-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 13

[Colin Watson]

Setting up man-db (2.6.3-1) ...
Can't exec "/var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.config": Permission denied at /usr/share/perl/5.14/IPC/Open3.pm line 186.
open2: exec of /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.config configure 2.6.3-1 failed at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 59
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 13

I can't be totally certain, but this looks as if perhaps /var is mounted
noexec, which isn't a valid configuration.  At any rate this does not
appear to be a bug in man-db but some more general configuration problem
with the system.  Feel free to follow up with more details if this is
still occurring (which I realise is unlikely after nearly two years;
sorry!).

** Changed in: man-db (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  package man-db 2.6.3-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed
  post-installation script returned error exit status 13

Status in “man-db” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  i try to install wine on my ubuntu machine, i got this error, like this :
  Can't exec "/var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.config": Permission denied at /usr/share/perl/5.14/IPC/Open3.pm line 186.
  open2: exec of /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.config configure 2.6.3-1 failed at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/ConfModule.pm line 59
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 13
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: man-db 2.6.3-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  AptOrdering: man-db: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Jan 23 12:58:11 2013
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 13
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-06 (78 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: man-db
  Title: package man-db 2.6.3-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 13
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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