[Bug 1774859] Re: package netcat-openbsd 1.187-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed netcat-openbsd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[ Christian Ehrhardt ]

Hi,
from your logs
  update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/usr/bin/nodejs': Too many levels of symbolic links

This is nothing that netcat-openbsd would touch in particular. If anything it might be part of the generic debian maintainer script snippets.
I tried the same upgrade last week and could run it without issues.

I'd assume that part of your path in /usr/bin/nodejs might really just be set up odd to trigger "Too many levels of symbolic links". Could you check the full path and how it's symbolic links are.
If they are broken - which is the most likely atm - then this is not an issue of this package but your setup.

I hope that helps you to resolve the issue on your local system.
Please update if all components of /usr/bin/nodejs are really "normal".

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Title:
  package netcat-openbsd 1.187-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  installed netcat-openbsd package post-installation script subprocess
  returned error exit status 2

Status in netcat-openbsd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  was just using "sudo apt-get upgrade" after update, and returned with
  error

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: netcat-openbsd 1.187-1ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-22.24-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jun  3 08:33:04 2018
  Dependencies:
   gcc-8-base 8-20180414-1ubuntu2
   libbsd0 0.8.7-1
   libc6 2.27-3ubuntu1
   libgcc1 1:8-20180414-1ubuntu2
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:netcat-openbsd:1.187-1ubuntu0.1
   Setting up netcat-openbsd (1.187-1ubuntu0.1) ...
   update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/usr/bin/nodejs': Too many levels of symbolic links
   dpkg: error processing package netcat-openbsd (--configure):
    installed netcat-openbsd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
  ErrorMessage: installed netcat-openbsd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-27 (7 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.1
  SourcePackage: netcat-openbsd
  Title: package netcat-openbsd 1.187-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed netcat-openbsd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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