package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

/var/lib/dpkg/info/ubuntu-docs.postinst: 21: Syntax error: newline unexpected

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-docs - 9.04.7

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ubuntu-docs (9.04.7) jaunty; urgency=low

  * debian/ubuntu-docs.postinst - Fix syntax error with previous release (LP: #353117)
  * refreshing translations from Rosetta

 -- Matthew East <email address hidden> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:21:14 +0100

I see that the status is changed to "Fix Released" but I am not getting it from the repos.

This is probably due to my ignorance on the meanings of the status choices, but I would assume that "Released" means that it is in the repos, while "Fix Committed" would mean that it is ready to be added and will be included in a batch update or something. Sorry if this isn't the place to ask such questions, but I couldn't (easily) find information/definitions of the status choices.

I guess the question I should be asking is: When will the status be (I know it's not an option) "Fix Available"?

Hi,

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:19 PM, mobrien118 <email address hidden> wrote:
> I see that the status is changed to "Fix Released" but I am not getting
> it from the repos.
>
> This is probably due to my ignorance on the meanings of the status
> choices, but I would assume that "Released" means that it is in the
> repos, while "Fix Committed" would mean that it is ready to be added and
> will be included in a batch update or something. Sorry if this isn't the
> place to ask such questions, but I couldn't (easily) find
> information/definitions of the status choices.

This is a bug in Launchpad, which marks bugs as "Fix Released" when a
package has been uploaded to Ubuntu, even though it hasn't yet been
built or made available. There is usually a short delay.

> I guess the question I should be asking is: When will the status be (I
> know it's not an option) "Fix Available"?

The fix should now be available:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/ubuntu-docs/ubuntu-docs_9.04.7_all.deb

Please test and provide feedback if it isn't working.

--
Matthew East
http://www.mdke.org
gnupg pub 1024D/0E6B06FF

As a work-around, edit line 21 of /var/lib/dpkg/info/ubuntu-docs.postinst and put the version number at the end in quotes. That is, change

           && dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl <9.04.6>

to

           && dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl "<9.04.6>"

After you're done, re-do "apt-get install ubuntu-docs".
This will allow the package to install cleanly.

Alan

Agreed! Tried three times now still getting the error.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:19 PM, mobrien118 <email address hidden> wrote:

> I see that the status is changed to "Fix Released" but I am not getting
> it from the repos.
>
> This is probably due to my ignorance on the meanings of the status
> choices, but I would assume that "Released" means that it is in the
> repos, while "Fix Committed" would mean that it is ready to be added and
> will be included in a batch update or something. Sorry if this isn't the
> place to ask such questions, but I couldn't (easily) find
> information/definitions of the status choices.
>
> I guess the question I should be asking is: When will the status be (I
> know it's not an option) "Fix Available"?
>

Good evening,

I'm not real good in linux . I only want to report the bug, but if i can
help let me know. If I want to install something the same bug pops up.

2009/4/1 mobrien118 <email address hidden>

> I see that the status is changed to "Fix Released" but I am not getting
> it from the repos.
>
> This is probably due to my ignorance on the meanings of the status
> choices, but I would assume that "Released" means that it is in the
> repos, while "Fix Committed" would mean that it is ready to be added and
> will be included in a batch update or something. Sorry if this isn't the
> place to ask such questions, but I couldn't (easily) find
> information/definitions of the status choices.
>
> I guess the question I should be asking is: When will the status be (I
> know it's not an option) "Fix Available"?
>
> --
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353117
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs
>
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso
> post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: il sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un
> codice di errore 2
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: ubuntu-docs 9.04.6
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
> Title: package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il
> sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>

Matthew,

Thanks for helping me understand the release process. I really appreciate it!

thx, version 7 solved the problem:

dpkg -i ubuntu-docs_9.04.7_all.deb
(Lese Datenbank ... 124630 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Vorbereiten zum Ersetzen von ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 (durch ubuntu-docs_9.04.7_all.deb) ...
Entpacke Ersatz für ubuntu-docs ...
Richte ubuntu-docs ein (9.04.7) ...

Did what Alan suggested and all went fine.

Best regards
Luca

Thanks you very much after installing the deb everything was OK

2009/4/1 bodo <email address hidden>

> thx, version 7 solved the problem:
>
> dpkg -i ubuntu-docs_9.04.7_all.deb
> (Lese Datenbank ... 124630 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit
> installiert.)
> Vorbereiten zum Ersetzen von ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 (durch
> ubuntu-docs_9.04.7_all.deb) ...
> Entpacke Ersatz für ubuntu-docs ...
> Richte ubuntu-docs ein (9.04.7) ...
>
> --
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353117
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs
>
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso
> post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: il sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un
> codice di errore 2
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: ubuntu-docs 9.04.6
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
> Title: package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il
> sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>

fixed the same way Alan suggested, I confirm it works for me

screenshot.png attached just for your info.

everything fixed ok with Matthew East's newer ubuntu-docs_9.04.7_all.deb

regards,
peter b

It's now in the normal apt-get database. Update your source, upgrade, enjoy :)

Thanks for everything i got a deb from somebody and it worked

2009/4/1 Dave <email address hidden>

> It's now in the normal apt-get database. Update your source, upgrade,
> enjoy :)
>
> --
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353117
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs
>
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso
> post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: il sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un
> codice di errore 2
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: ubuntu-docs 9.04.6
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
> Title: package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il
> sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>

thank you
WILCO
Christian
Rennes, France
Dave a écrit :
> It's now in the normal apt-get database. Update your source, upgrade,
> enjoy :)
>
>

Thanks a lot... also for me it is ok after installing the deb pack:

before

http://upload.centerzone.it/images/78zsp0vsenxbn4pmy38p.png

and after

http://upload.centerzone.it/images/7zn0mx4383k95dd6f58w.png

Still getting this error.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Fabian A. Scherschel <email address hidden>wrote:

> Still getting this error.
>
> --
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353117
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

The fix is package ubuntu-docs 9.04.7 so you either need to do an update on
your repo, or if you using a mirror the changes haven't propagated through
yet.

Regards,
Graeme.

Fabian,

just download Matthew East's package (the newer version as you could see) at

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/ubuntu-docs/ubuntu-docs_9.04.7_all.deb

and run it - it'll update your system immediately.

regards,
peter b

The .deb fixed it for me, I just wanted to make sure people knew that the broken packages are still out there.

By the way, it is already fixed... Just update your system and get the new
ubuntu-docs!

have fun!

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Fabian A. Scherschel <email address hidden>wrote:

> The .deb fixed it for me, I just wanted to make sure people knew that
> the broken packages are still out there.
>
> --
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
> post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/353117
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs
>
> package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il sottoprocesso
> post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> ErrorMessage: il sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un
> codice di errore 2
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: ubuntu-docs 9.04.6
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
> Title: package ubuntu-docs 9.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: il
> sottoprocesso post-installation script ha restituito un codice di errore 2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
>

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That is what I am trying to tell you: As of right now, there are still broken packages on some mirrors (including several German ones I've tested). This should be resolved soon, just a heads-up for people that still get this error because of that.