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package ruby-rvm 1.6.9-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Bug #984063 reported by Kirk Bateman on 2012-04-17

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #894311: ruby-rvm's maintainer scripts expect the admin group to exist. Edit Remove

This bug affects 8 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	ruby-rvm (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Seems to require the pre-existence of an admin group, should probably be adm

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ruby-rvm 1.6.9-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 17 16:08:42 2012
DuplicateSignature:
Setting up ruby-rvm (1.6.9-0ubuntu2) ...
dpkg-statoverride: error: syntax error: unknown group 'admin' in statoverride file
dpkg: error processing ruby-rvm (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120126)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ruby-rvm
Title: package ruby-rvm 1.6.9-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Kirk Bateman (kirk-bateman) wrote on 2012-04-17:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (197 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (462 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (59.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (68.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (921 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2012-04-17

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-04-17:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in ruby-rvm (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2012-04-29

tags:

added: bugpattern-needed

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Patrick Atamaniuk (patrick-atamaniuk) wrote on 2012-05-02:

Pattern: ruby-rvm postinst script calls line 26
dpkg-statoverride --update --add root admin $MODE $FILE

Group admin is not available:
Up until Ubuntu 11.10, administrator access using the sudo tool was granted via the "admin" Unix group. In Ubuntu 12.04, administrator access will be granted via the "sudo" group.

reference: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuServer