[Bug 371772] Re: package gij-4.3 4.3.3-5ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 (OpenJDK won't get removed)

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   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  package gij-4.3 4.3.3-5ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  post-installation script returned error exit status 2 (OpenJDK won't
  get removed)

Status in dpkg:
  New
Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Trying to remove OpenJDK, it crashed and not synaptic won't install,
  update or remove anything.

  I tried several things to remove it, even install it with the -f
  switch. I tried every possible combinaison with apt-get and dpkg (even
  the mighty dpkg --configure -a) and this is what I get not:

  $ sudo apt-get -f remove openjdk*
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-demo for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-source for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre-lib for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre-headless for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre-zero for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-dbg for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-doc for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-jdk for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-source-files for regex 'openjdk*'
  Note, selecting openjdk-6-jre for regex 'openjdk*'
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    openjdk-6-jre openjdk-6-jre-headless
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  16 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 75.1MB disk space will be freed.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
  (Reading database ... 140916 files and directories currently installed.)
  Removing openjdk-6-jre ...
  update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/javaws for update_mode ()
  dpkg: error processing openjdk-6-jre (--remove):
   subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
  Removing openjdk-6-jre-headless ...
  update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/java for update_mode ()
  dpkg: error processing openjdk-6-jre-headless (--remove):
   subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   openjdk-6-jre
   openjdk-6-jre-headless
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  yanick at Dell-Yanick:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
  yanick at Dell-Yanick:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
  Setting up gij-4.3 (4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ...
  update-alternatives: error or eof reading /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/java for update_mode ()
  dpkg: error processing gij-4.3 (--configure):
   subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of java-gcj-compat-headless:
   java-gcj-compat-headless depends on gij-4.3 (>= 4.3); however:
    Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing java-gcj-compat-headless (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gcj-4.3:
   gcj-4.3 depends on gij-4.3 (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu4); however:
    Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing gcj-4.3 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gappletviewer-4.3:
   gappletviewer-4.3 depends on gij-4.3 (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu4); however:
    Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing gappletviewer-4.3 (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj9-dev:
   libgcj9-dev depends on gcj-4.3 (= 4.3.3-5ubuntu4); however:
    Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing libgcj9-dev (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of java-gcj-compat:
   java-gcj-compat depends on java-gcj-compat-headless (= 1.0.80-1); however:
    Package java-gcj-compat-headless is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing java-gcj-compat (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ecj:
   ecj depends on gij-4.3 (>= 4.3.3); however:
    Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing ecj (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gcj:
   gcj depends on gcj-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-1); however:
    Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing gcj (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ecj-gcj:
   ecj-gcj depends on ecj (>= 3.4.2-0ubuntu1); however:
    Package ecj is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing ecj-gcj (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gij:
   gij depends on gij-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-1); however:
    Package gij-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing gij (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of java-gcj-compat-dev:
   java-gcj-compat-dev depends on java-gcj-compat (= 1.0.80-1); however:
    Package java-gcj-compat is not configured yet.
   java-gcj-compat-dev depends on gcj-4.3; however:
    Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet.
   java-gcj-compat-dev depends on ecj-gcj (>= 3.3.0+0728); however:
    Package ecj-gcj is not configured yet.
   java-gcj-compat-dev depends on gappletviewer-4.3; however:
    Package gappletviewer-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing java-gcj-compat-dev (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgcj9-src:
   libgcj9-src depends on gcj-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-1); however:
    Package gcj-4.3 is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing libgcj9-src (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mauve:
   mauve depends on java-gcj-compat-dev | java-sdk; however:
    Package java-gcj-compat-dev is not configured yet.
    Package java-sdk is not installed.
    Package java-gcj-compat-dev which provides java-sdk is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing mauve (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   gij-4.3
   java-gcj-compat-headless
   gcj-4.3
   gappletviewer-4.3
   libgcj9-dev
   java-gcj-compat
   ecj
   gcj
   ecj-gcj
   gij
   java-gcj-compat-dev
   libgcj9-src
   mauve

  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
  ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: gij-4.3 4.3.3-5ubuntu4
  SourcePackage: gcj-4.3
  Title: package gij-4.3 4.3.3-5ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64

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