[Bug 471250] [NEW] package global 5.7.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

VAB vbasios at ulb.ac.be
Mon Nov 2 16:30:57 UTC 2009 

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: global

1)  Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
     Release:	9.04

2) via  system->update manager 
    apt-cache reports:
    apt-cache policy packagename
    W: Unable to locate package packagename

3) What you expected to happen

update my system

4) What happened instead

crash, update aborted, 
I was left with system broken and crippled 
cannot update or install anything any more


here what it said:


Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package python-pycurl.
(Reading database ... 412298 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python-pycurl (from .../python-pycurl_7.18.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package python-smartpm.
Unpacking python-smartpm (from .../python-smartpm_1.2-0ubuntu1.9.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace landscape-common 1.0.29.1-0ubuntu0.9.04.0 (using .../landscape-common_1.3.2.3-0ubuntu0.9.04.0_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement landscape-common ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.28-16-generic.
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.28-16-generic (from .../linux-image-2.6.28-16-generic_2.6.28-16.55_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules-common 2.6.28-15.20 (using .../linux-restricted-modules-common_2.6.28-16.21_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules-common ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-16-generic.
Unpacking linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-16-generic (from .../linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-16-generic_2.6.28-16.21_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace tzdata 2009n-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../tzdata_2009o+repack-0ubuntu0.9.04.2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tzdata ...
Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 1 added doc-base file(s)...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up tzdata (2009o+repack-0ubuntu0.9.04.2) ...

User defined timezone, leaving /etc/localtime unchanged.
Local time is now:      Mon Nov  2 17:20:54 CET 2009.
Universal Time is now:  Mon Nov  2 16:20:54 UTC 2009.
Run 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata' if you wish to change it.


(Reading database ... 415366 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace firefox-3.0-branding 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../firefox-3.0-branding_3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.0-branding ...
Preparing to replace xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support_1.9.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support ...
Preparing to replace xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../xulrunner-1.9_1.9.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/gre.d/1.9.0.14.system.conf ...
Unpacking replacement xulrunner-1.9 ...
Preparing to replace firefox-3.0-gnome-support 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../firefox-3.0-gnome-support_3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.0-gnome-support ...
Preparing to replace firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../firefox-3.0_3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-3.0 ...
Preparing to replace firefox 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../firefox_3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox ...
Preparing to replace firefox-gnome-support 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 (using .../firefox-gnome-support_3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox-gnome-support ...
Preparing to replace libpoppler4 0.10.5-1ubuntu2.2 (using .../libpoppler4_0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpoppler4 ...
Preparing to replace libpoppler-glib4 0.10.5-1ubuntu2.2 (using .../libpoppler-glib4_0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpoppler-glib4 ...
Preparing to replace libpoppler-qt2 0.10.5-1ubuntu2.2 (using .../libpoppler-qt2_0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpoppler-qt2 ...
Preparing to replace libpoppler-qt4-3 0.10.5-1ubuntu2.2 (using .../libpoppler-qt4-3_0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libpoppler-qt4-3 ...
Preparing to replace libsnmp-base 5.4.1~dfsg-12ubuntu3 (using .../libsnmp-base_5.4.1~dfsg-12ubuntu3.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libsnmp-base ...
Preparing to replace libsnmp15 5.4.1~dfsg-12ubuntu3 (using .../libsnmp15_5.4.1~dfsg-12ubuntu3.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libsnmp15 ...
Preparing to replace linux-generic 2.6.28.15.20 (using .../linux-generic_2.6.28.16.21_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-generic ...
Preparing to replace linux-image-generic 2.6.28.15.20 (using .../linux-image-generic_2.6.28.16.21_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-image-generic ...
Preparing to replace linux-restricted-modules-generic 2.6.28.15.20 (using .../linux-restricted-modules-generic_2.6.28.16.21_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-restricted-modules-generic ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.28-16.
Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.28-16 (from .../linux-headers-2.6.28-16_2.6.28-16.55_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic.
Unpacking linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic (from .../linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic_2.6.28-16.55_i386.deb) ...
Preparing to replace linux-headers-generic 2.6.28.15.20 (using .../linux-headers-generic_2.6.28.16.21_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-headers-generic ...
Preparing to replace linux-libc-dev 2.6.28-15.52 (using .../linux-libc-dev_2.6.28-16.55_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-libc-dev ...
Preparing to replace poppler-utils 0.10.5-1ubuntu2.2 (using .../poppler-utils_0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement poppler-utils ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up global (5.7.1-1) ...
hostname: Unknown host
dpkg: error processing global (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up python-pycurl (7.18.2-1ubuntu1) ...

Setting up python-smartpm (1.2-0ubuntu1.9.04.1) ...

Setting up landscape-common (1.3.2.3-0ubuntu0.9.04.0) ...

Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-16-generic (2.6.28-16.55) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Replacing config file /var/run/grub/menu.lst with new version
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done


Setting up linux-restricted-modules-common (2.6.28-16.21) ...
update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/linux-restricted-modules-common missing LSB information
update-rc.d: see <http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts>

Setting up linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-16-generic (2.6.28-16.21) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic

Setting up xulrunner-1.9 (1.9.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1) ...

Setting up xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support (1.9.0.15+nobinonly-
0ubuntu0.9.04.1) ...

Setting up libpoppler4 (0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5) ...

Setting up libpoppler-glib4 (0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5) ...

Setting up libpoppler-qt2 (0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5) ...

Setting up libpoppler-qt4-3 (0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5) ...

Setting up libsnmp-base (5.4.1~dfsg-12ubuntu3.1) ...
Setting up libsnmp15 (5.4.1~dfsg-12ubuntu3.1) ...

Setting up linux-image-generic (2.6.28.16.21) ...
Setting up linux-restricted-modules-generic (2.6.28.16.21) ...
Setting up linux-generic (2.6.28.16.21) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.28-16 (2.6.28-16.55) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic (2.6.28-16.55) ...

Setting up linux-headers-generic (2.6.28.16.21) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev (2.6.28-16.55) ...
Setting up poppler-utils (0.10.5-1ubuntu2.5) ...
Setting up firefox-3.0-branding (3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1) ...
Setting up firefox-3.0 (3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1) ...
Please restart all running instances of firefox-3.0, or you will experience problems.

Setting up firefox-3.0-gnome-support (3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1)
...

Setting up firefox (3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1) ...
Setting up firefox-gnome-support (3.0.15+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
 global
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up global (5.7.1-1) ...
hostname: Unknown host
dpkg: error processing global (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 global

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.3-5ubuntu4
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.3-5ubuntu4
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu4
 libc6 2.9-4ubuntu6.1
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: global 5.7.1-1
SourcePackage: global
Title: package global 5.7.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

** Affects: global (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386

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package global 5.7.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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