[Bug 989331] Re: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Steve Langasek]

On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 11:12:38PM -0000, Carlos Bahiana wrote:
> I used the "Ubuntu Tweak" to change the login screen.

I've looked back as far as version 0.6.0 of ubuntu-tweak on
<https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download>, and I can't find anything in
the package that would explain this particular breakage.  So I think it's
more likely that this is caused by a bug in a package.

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Title:
  plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo install failure because alternative is a
  symlink to self

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The problem ocurred during the upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04.

  Now I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

  plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo:
    Installed: 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
    Candidate: 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
    Version Table:
   *** 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 0
          500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDmesg: [   37.488332] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1778) terminated with status 1
  Date: Thu Apr 26 21:40:15 2012
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=c7af6374-3f0a-4cc7-9733-4ea3a8811016 ro splash vga=789 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcFB:
   0 inteldrmfb
   1 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=c7af6374-3f0a-4cc7-9733-4ea3a8811016 ro splash vga=789 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Title: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: F.08
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 1435
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: KBC Version 58.1D
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.08:bd05/24/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv5NotebookPC:pvr049E100000243020000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1435:rvrKBCVersion58.1D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
  dmi.product.version: 049E100000243020000020000
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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