[Bug 957026] Re: package debconf 1.5.41ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Peter Velosy]

This occured to me when upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 using update-
manager, along with the same error for python3, libpam-modules and lsb.
The upgrade terminated with a message like "Process aborted, too many
errors", then the Restart button was shown, but I was presented with an
unusable OS that boots into a black screen, and where repair mode didn't
work either (it simply did nothing after running fsck). I had to
reinstall everything from scratch.

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Title:
  package debconf 1.5.41ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  tried running apt-get -f install. it did not help

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: debconf 1.5.41ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic-pae 3.2.9
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  AptOrdering:
   debconf: Install
   debconf: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Mar 16 10:38:14 2012
  ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: debconf
  Title: package debconf 1.5.41ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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