[Bug 1570310] Re: package systemd 229-4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

Sat May 7 22:40:10 UTC 2016

@pitti, This is probably not useful, since I just ran aptitude as soon
as the upgrade to 16 completed with errors, and had it fix the broken
packages (with no problems). So systemd seems to be installed fine for
me too, now. Just in case there is some clue, though, here is the
current output from the two debug commands you mentioned:

steven at goliath:~$ sudo sed -i '2 s/^.*/set -x/' /var/lib/dpkg/info/systemd.prerm
steven at goliath:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall systemd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/3,643 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 186822 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../systemd_229-4ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
+ set -e
+ [ upgrade = remove ]
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/50-systemd-user.sh 228-3~ -- upgrade 229-4ubuntu4
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.machine1.conf 228-5~ -- upgrade 229-4ubuntu4
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper mv_conffile /etc/systemd/systemd-journald.conf /etc/systemd/journald.conf 204-1~ -- upgrade 229-4ubuntu4
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper mv_conffile /etc/systemd/systemd-logind.conf /etc/systemd/logind.conf 204-1~ -- upgrade 229-4ubuntu4
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/bash_completion.d/systemd-bash-completion.sh 204-1~ -- upgrade 229-4ubuntu4
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/bash_completion.d/systemctl-bash-completion.sh 204-1~ -- upgrade 229-4ubuntu4
Unpacking systemd (229-4ubuntu4) over (229-4ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up systemd (229-4ubuntu4) ...
addgroup: The group `systemd-journal' already exists as a system group. Exiting.
steven at goliath:~$

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Title:
  package systemd 229-4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I was upgrading from 15.10 to 16.04 when this error occur.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: systemd 229-4ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-18.34-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Apr 13 21:41:53 2016
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../systemd_229-4ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
   De-configuring udev (225-1ubuntu9.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_229-4ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
  DuplicateSignature:
   De-configuring udev (225-1ubuntu9.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_229-4ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-08 (96 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0781:5583 SanDisk Corp. 
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b483 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X455LJ
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-18-generic root=UUID=70fa96eb-e0d8-4e65-b049-9cb150759b40 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.10
  SourcePackage: systemd
  SystemdDelta:
   [EXTENDED]   /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service → /lib/systemd/system/display-manager.service.d/xdiagnose.conf
   [EXTENDED]   /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf
   [EXTENDED]   /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf

   3 overridden configuration files found.
  Title: package systemd 229-4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-13 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/22/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: X455LJ.203
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: X455LJ
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX455LJ.203:bd04/22/2015:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX455LJ:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX455LJ:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: X455LJ
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

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