[Bug 1240763] [NEW] package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

[A. Cooper]

Public bug reported:

Tried to uprade from 13.04 to 13.10.  Failed to upgrade dictionaries-common and then terminated.
13.10 installed but unstable.
Would not uninstall using apt-get autoremove, came up with error 1
Uninstalled libre office  then tried autoremove, same result.
Tried Ubuntu-tweak, cleaned up everything except the dictionaries-common and myspell

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 17 09:21:09 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:dictionaries-common:1.20.2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-20 (391 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (0 days ago)

** Affects: dictionaries-common (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package saucy

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Title:
  package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 255

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

Bug description:
  Tried to uprade from 13.04 to 13.10.  Failed to upgrade dictionaries-common and then terminated.
  13.10 installed but unstable.
  Would not uninstall using apt-get autoremove, came up with error 1
  Uninstalled libre office  then tried autoremove, same result.
  Tried Ubuntu-tweak, cleaned up everything except the dictionaries-common and myspell

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Oct 17 09:21:09 2013
  DuplicateSignature: package:dictionaries-common:1.20.2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-20 (391 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
  Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (0 days ago)

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