[Bug 436244] Re: package python-newt 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139

[Brian Murray]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.  Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it
seems that a package failed to install due to a segmentation fault in
application being used by the package installation process.
Unfortunately, this bug report isn't very useful in its current state
and a crash report would be much more useful.  Could you try recreating
this issue by enabling apport to catch the crash report 'sudo service
apport start force_start=1' and then trying to install the same package
again?  This process will create a new bug report so I am marking this
one as Invalid.  Thanks again for helping out!

** Changed in: newt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Tags added: package-install-segfault

** Tags added: jaunty

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Title:
  package python-newt 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139

Status in “newt” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  lsb_release -rd:
  Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
  Release:	9.04

  apt-cache policy python-newt:
  python-newt:
    Installed: 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3
    Candidate: 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1
    Version table:
       0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Packages
   *** 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  I expected the Update Manager to complete without errors, but instead
  it told me that i have an error:subprocess new pre-removal script
  returned error exit status 139

  sudo apt-get upgrade: 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
    python-newt: Depends: libnewt0.52 (= 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3) but 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1 is installed
  E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

  sudo apt-get -f install python-newt:

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Suggested packages:
    python-newt-dbg
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    python-newt
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0B/52.4kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
  (Reading database ... 230118 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to replace python-newt 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3 (using .../python-newt_0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb) ...
  Segmentation fault
  dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
  dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
  Segmentation fault
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-newt_0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
   subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
  Segmentation fault
  dpkg: error while cleaning up:
   subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
  dpkg: error while cleaning up:
   subprocess rm cleanup killed by signal (Segmentation fault)
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/python-newt_0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: python-newt 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3
  SourcePackage: newt
  Title: package python-newt 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 139
  Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64

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