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apache2 package

Installing apache2 fails in apache2.preinst when a previous version was in removed state

Bug #1312533 reported by mithereal
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apache2 (Debian)
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apache2 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

crashes on install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: apache2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
Apache2ConfdDirListing: ['phpmyadmin.conf', 'bugzilla.conf', 'laravel.conf']
Apache2Modules: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/usr/sbin/apachectl'
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
AptOrdering:
 apache2: Install
 apache2: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 24 21:24:30 2014
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../apache2_2.4.7-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 118: a2query: command not found
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2_2.4.7-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature: package:apache2:(not installed):subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-02 (326 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
SourcePackage: apache2
Title: package apache2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-25 (0 days ago)
error.log:
 [Thu Apr 24 13:47:18 2014] [notice] Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.4.9-4ubuntu2.4 proxy_html/3.0.1 mod_perl/2.0.7 Perl/v5.14.2 configured -- resuming normal operations
 [Thu Apr 24 15:34:47 2014] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
modified.conffile..etc.apache2.mods.available.proxy.load: [modified]
modified.conffile..etc.apache2.sites.available.000.default.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.apache2.mods.available.proxy.load: 2014-04-04T12:27:18.819161
mtime.conffile..etc.apache2.sites.available.000.default.conf: 2014-04-04T12:36:55.991138

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mithereal (mithereal) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Robie Basak (racb) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Reproduced. I installed apache2 on Saucy, removed it (without purging), and then installed the apache2 package from Trusty.

summary: - package apache2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
- new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
+ Installing apache2 fails in apache2.preinst when a previous version was
+ in removed state
Robie Basak (racb)
Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in apache2 (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
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wlx (wangliangxu) wrote :

A temporal solution from this url:
http://www.ctheroux.com/2014/05/preinst-line-118-a2query-command-not-found/

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Bruno Ricardo Siqueira (brunoric) wrote :

Same problem here.

    vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~$ sudo apt-get install apache2
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    Suggested packages:
      apache2-doc apache2-suexec-pristine apache2-suexec-custom apache2-utils
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      apache2
    0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    13 not fully installed or removed.
    Need to get 0 B/87.7 kB of archives.
    After this operation, 473 kB of additional disk space will be used.
    (Reading database ... 61450 files and directories currently installed.)
    Preparing to unpack .../apache2_2.4.7-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
    Unpacking apache2 (2.4.7-1ubuntu4) ...
    dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2_2.4.7-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
     error setting ownership of `/var/www/html.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
    Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2_2.4.7-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
    vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:~$

Also, the temporal solution didn't worked for me... =(

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in apache2 (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package apache2 - 2.4.10-8ubuntu2

---------------
apache2 (2.4.10-8ubuntu2) vivid; urgency=medium

  * Allow "triggers-awaited" and "triggers-pending" states in addition to
    "installed" when determining whether to defer actions or process
    deferred actions (LP: #1393832).
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:31:44 +0000

Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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