[Bug 1016993] [NEW] package memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Dustin Oprea 1016993 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sat Jun 23 22:26:33 UTC 2012 

Public bug reported:

Doing a distribution upgrade, and there seems to be a problem with, what I believe, was a custom-made package.
===


Setting up openoffice.org-math (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
Setting up libreoffice-gnome (1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up openoffice.org-gnome (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
Setting up libreoffice-help-en-us (1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up openoffice.org-help-en-us (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
Processing triggers for libreoffice-common ...
Setting up libreoffice-emailmerge (1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up openoffice.org-emailmerge (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 ...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Processing triggers for resolvconf ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19636 package 'ffmpeg':
 error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-41-server
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic
 memtest86+
 ubuntu-standard
 linux-image-server
 linux-server
dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
 error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
dpkg-divert: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
 error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
 error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
dpkg-divert: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
 error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
 error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
dpkg-divert: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
 error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
Error in function:


A fatal error occurred

Please report this as a bug and include the files
/var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log and /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log in
your report. The upgrade has aborted.
Your original sources.list was saved in
/etc/apt/sources.list.distUpgrade.

SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


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.......ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py crashed:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 718, in add_hooks_info
    symb['add_info'](self, ui)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 49, in add_info
    check_attachment_for_errors(report, log)
  File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 149, in check_attachment_for_errors
    if attachment in report and re.search(grub_error, report[attachment], re.MULTILINE):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/re.py", line 142, in search
    return _compile(pattern, flags).search(string)
TypeError: expected string or buffer
.......

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-41.90-server 2.6.32.59+drm33.24
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-41-server x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 23 18:06:19 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: memtest86+
Title: package memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-23 (0 days ago)

** Affects: memtest86+ (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package precise

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  package memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1

Status in “memtest86+” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Doing a distribution upgrade, and there seems to be a problem with, what I believe, was a custom-made package.
  ===

  
  Setting up openoffice.org-math (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
  Setting up libreoffice-gnome (1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
  Setting up openoffice.org-gnome (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
  Setting up libreoffice-help-en-us (1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
  Setting up openoffice.org-help-en-us (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
  Processing triggers for libreoffice-common ...
  Setting up libreoffice-emailmerge (1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
  Setting up openoffice.org-emailmerge (1:3.3.0-7ubuntu7) ...
  Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  Processing triggers for libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 ...
  Processing triggers for python-support ...
  Processing triggers for resolvconf ...
  Processing triggers for menu ...
  dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19636 package 'ffmpeg':
   error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-41-server
  Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
  Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-3.2.0-25-generic
   memtest86+
   ubuntu-standard
   linux-image-server
   linux-server
  dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
   error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
  dpkg-divert: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
   error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
  dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
   error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
  dpkg-divert: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
   error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
  dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
   error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
  dpkg-divert: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 19624 package 'ffmpeg':
   error in Version string '5:N-32348-g6dbac85-1': version number does not start with digit
  Error in function:

  
  A fatal error occurred

  Please report this as a bug and include the files
  /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log and /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log in
  your report. The upgrade has aborted.
  Your original sources.list was saved in
  /etc/apt/sources.list.distUpgrade.

  SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


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  .......ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py crashed:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 718, in add_hooks_info
      symb['add_info'](self, ui)
    File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 49, in add_info
      check_attachment_for_errors(report, log)
    File "/usr/share/apport/general-hooks/ubuntu.py", line 149, in check_attachment_for_errors
      if attachment in report and re.search(grub_error, report[attachment], re.MULTILINE):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/re.py", line 142, in search
      return _compile(pattern, flags).search(string)
  TypeError: expected string or buffer
  .......

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  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-41.90-server 2.6.32.59+drm33.24
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-41-server x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Jun 23 18:06:19 2012
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  SourcePackage: memtest86+
  Title: package memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-23 (0 days ago)

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