[Bug 1125719] Re: package dictionaries-common 1.12.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[Haw Loeung]

Seems to be related to a corrupted debconf database as running
/usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl fixed it.

** Changed in: dictionaries-common (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package dictionaries-common 1.12.11 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 255

Status in “dictionaries-common” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Hi,

  Trying to upgrade to raring alpha 2, I get the following:

  Setting up dictionaries-common (1.12.11) ...
  update-default-wordlist: Question empty but elements installed for class "wordlist"
    dictionaries-common/default-wordlist: return code: "0", value: ""
    Choices: , Manual symlink setting
    shared/packages-wordlist: return code: "10" owners/error: "shared/packages-wordlist doesn't exist"
    Installed elements: american (American English)

    Please see "/usr/share/doc/dictionaries-common/README.problems", section
    "Debconf database corruption" for recovery info.

  update-default-wordlist: Selected wordlist "" 
  does not correspond to any installed package in the system
  and no alternative wordlist could be selected.
  dpkg: error processing dictionaries-common (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ispell:
   ispell depends on dictionaries-common; however:
    Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing ispell (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ienglish-common:
   ienglish-common depends on dictionaries-common (>= 1.10.6~); however:
    Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet.
   ienglish-common depends on ispell (>= 3.3.02); however:
    Package ispell is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing ienglish-common (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of iamerican:
   iamerican depends on dictionaries-common; however:
    Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet.
   iamerican depends on ienglish-common (= 3.3.02-6); however:
    Package ienglish-common is not configured yet.
   iamerican depends on ispell; however:
    Package ispell is not configured yet.

  dpkg: No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                            No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                          No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                        error processing iamerican (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ibritish:
   ibritish depends on dictionaries-common; however:
    Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet.
   ibritish depends on ienglish-common (= 3.3.02-6); however:
    Package ienglish-common is not configured yet.
   ibritish depends on ispell; however:
    Package ispell is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing ibritish (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   dictionaries-common
   ispell
   ienglish-common
   iamerican
   ibritish

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: dictionaries-common 1.12.11
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-24.37-generic 3.5.7.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Feb 15 11:38:44 2013
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
  Title: package dictionaries-common 1.12.11 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2012-12-06 (70 days ago)

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