package javascript-common 8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| javascript-common (Debian) |
Fix Released
|
Unknown
|
|||
| javascript-common (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
High
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: javascript-common
Failed to upgrade the javascript-common8 package.
This error has been encountered while upgrading ubuntu distribution 11.04.
This is the faulty bit in the postinst:
if [ ! -e /etc/lighttpd/
then
ln -s /etc/javascript
restart=
fi
Probably it is meant to check if the symlink _target_ already exists and this is a typo? Will let the Debian maintainer decide.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: javascript-common 8
DpkgTerminalLog:
Setting up javascript-common (8) ...
ln: creating symbolic link `/etc/lighttpd/
dpkg: error processing javascript-common (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
| Mostafa A. Hamid (mostafa-a-hamid) wrote | #1 |
| Andreas Moog (ampelbein) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in javascript-common (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| description: | updated |
| description: | updated |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in javascript-common (Debian): | |
| status: | Unknown → New |
| Changed in javascript-common (Debian): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| mctyme (mctyme100880) wrote | #3 |
A quick workaround is to 'sudo rm /etc/lighttpd/