[Bug 1196327] Re: package man-db 2.6.5-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Guido Budack]

Yep, dosn't work for me as well.
Fresh set-up OS, trying to follow the 'make folder-suggestion' asf results in 'folder already exists'.
Seems to be really a bug.

Greets

Gee

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Title:
  package man-db 2.6.5-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed
  post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in “man-db” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  rajesh at rajesh-HP-Pavilion-dv5-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install usb-modeswitch-data
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Recommended packages:
    usb-modeswitch
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    usb-modeswitch-data
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/28.2 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 1,024 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 44, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value in -e at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 46, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 47, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value $directory in -d at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 48, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value $directory in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 49, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  debconf: DbDriver "config": mkdir :No such file or directory
  (Reading database ... 189138 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to replace usb-modeswitch-data 20120815-2 (using .../usb-modeswitch-data_20130610-1_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement usb-modeswitch-data ...
  Setting up man-db (2.6.5-2) ...
  Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 44, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value in -e at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 46, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 47, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value $directory in -d at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 48, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value $directory in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 49, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  debconf: DbDriver "config": mkdir :No such file or directory
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                      Setting up usb-modeswitch-data (20130610-1) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   man-db
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  rajesh at rajesh-HP-Pavilion-dv5-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  Setting up man-db (2.6.5-2) ...
  Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 44, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value in -e at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 46, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 47, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value $directory in -d at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 48, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  Use of uninitialized value $directory in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/DbDriver/File.pm line 49, <DEBCONF_CONFIG> chunk 3.
  debconf: DbDriver "config": mkdir :No such file or directory
  dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   man-db
  rajesh at rajesh-HP-Pavilion-dv5-Notebook-PC:~$

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: man-db 2.6.5-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-1.8-generic 3.10.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.10.0-1-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu3
  AptOrdering:
   usb-modeswitch: Remove
   usb-modeswitch-data: Install
   usb-modeswitch-data: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Jul  1 02:40:47 2013
  DpkgHistoryLog:
   Start-Date: 2013-07-01  02:40:43
   Commandline: apt-get install usb-modeswitch-data
   Upgrade: usb-modeswitch-data:i386 (20120815-2, 20130610-1)
   Remove: usb-modeswitch:i386 (1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3)
  DuplicateSignature: package:man-db:2.6.5-2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: man-db
  Title: package man-db 2.6.5-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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