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package vlc-nox 1.1.9-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

Bug #777497 reported by Tim McQueen
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: vlc

Failed on upgrade to natty 11.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: vlc-nox 1.1.9-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 5 09:37:23 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
SourcePackage: vlc
Title: package vlc-nox 1.1.9-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-03 (1 days ago)

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Tim McQueen (timmcq-melbpc) wrote :
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Rémi Denis-Courmont (rdenis) wrote :

I'm guessing this is caused by buggy NVidia libGL.so, but to ensure who's at fault, please provide the output of:
$ valgrind vlc-cache-gen

Thanks in advance.

Changed in vlc (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Tim McQueen (timmcq-melbpc) wrote : Re: [tim] [Bug 777497] Re: package vlc-nox 1.1.9-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 139

G'day Rémi,

valgrind wasn't installed. On attempting to install it I got the following:
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Unpacking valgrind (from .../valgrind_1%3a3.6.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up vlc-nox (1.1.9-1ubuntu1) ...
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing vlc-nox (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 139
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of vlc:
  vlc depends on vlc-nox (= 1.1.9-1ubuntu1); however:
   Package vlc-nox is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing vlc (--configure):
  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mozilla-plugin-vlc:
  mozilla-plugin-vlc depends on vlc; however:
   Package vlc is not configured yet.
  mozilla-plugin-vlc depends on vlc-nox (= 1.1.9-1ubuntu1); however:
   Package vlc-nox is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mozilla-plugin-vlc (--configure):
  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libc6-dbg (2.13-0ubuntu13) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a
followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                           No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                       Setting up
valgrind (1:3.6.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
  vlc-nox
  vlc
  mozilla-plugin-vlc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
tim@tim-desktop:~$ valgrind vlc-cache-gen
valgrind: vlc-cache-gen: command not found
_________________________

HTH
> I'm guessing this is caused by buggy NVidia libGL.so, but to ensure who's at fault, please provide the output of:
> $ valgrind vlc-cache-gen
 --

Cheers,

Tim

Tim McQueen
Member MelbPC User Group

TiOko Atayan (tiktik)
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Abhishek Singh (abhishek1729) wrote :

How can the status be Fix Released if the original bug #762641 is still Incomplete?

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