[Bug 999491] Re: package firefox 12.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Mark Miller]

Now have a new, much saner-looking /etc/alternatives/gnome-www-browser
(never looked at it before the problem) which mentions only Firefox. Good
enough for me. Thanks again for all the help.

On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Mark Miller <headwreck at gmail.com>
wrote:

> All right, this is strange. (To me, I've never delved into this particular
> area before). /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gnome-www-browser only contains
> references to Chromium, but the problems are all with Firefox. I didn't see
> anything that looked obviously corrupt, and after making a safety copy of
> the file and editing the one line that seemed suspicious, it returned the
> same error. So I tried Dave's suggestion and got a message that the file
> was corrupt. Having a safe copy, I deleted the file and got
>
> "Setting up firefox (12.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1) ...
> update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/gnome-www-browser has been
> changed (manually or by a script). Switching to manual updates only.
> update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/firefox to provide
> /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser (gnome-www-browser) in auto mode.
> update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/x-www-browser has been
> changed (manually or by a script). Switching to manual updates only.
> update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/firefox to provide
> /usr/bin/x-www-browser (x-www-browser) in auto mode."
>
> I am waiting for a download to finish before I restart Firefox. Hmm. I may
> try deleting Chromium. Not sure what's going on here, HTH
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:31 AM, Mark Miller <headwreck at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you. Will do.
>>
>> On May 16, 2012 2:20 AM, "Micah Gersten" <launchpad at micahscomputing.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I wouldn't suggest running that update-alternatives command as it'll
>> remove all alternatives for gnome-www-browser.
>> If you take a look at /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/gnome-www-browser, you
>> should be able to see what's invalid there, then you can remove the
>> corrupted entry by hand and then run:
>> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>>
>> ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
>>       Status: New => Incomplete
>>
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>> Bug description: Applying automatic updates. First time this automated
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>>
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>

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Title:
  package firefox 12.0+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 2

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