[Bug 717793] Re: package man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script

[Lawrence Bezeau]

On Thu, 7 Jul 2011, Brian Murray wrote:

>    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!
>
    I executed the command given above and attempted to install anubis
in the same way.  This time it installed without a hitch.  I have no
idea why the problem failed to replicate, but I will keep your email for
use in any future bug reports.
                                 LMBezeau at NBnet.NB.Ca

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Title:
  package man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation
  fault)

Status in “man-db” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: man-db

  This is a response to an automated bug report request.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-generic 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Feb 12 12:04:24 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
  SourcePackage: man-db
  Title: package man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault)

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