[Bug 1898707] Re: package lua5.2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed lua5.2 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2

[Sergio Durigan Junior]

Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report.

Based on your dpkg history log, it seems like you were not able to "apt
install" other packages before trying to install lua5.2.  Can you
provide more information about what happened when you tried to install
lua5.3, for example?  It seems like dpkg has entered an inconsistent
state for some reason.  I tried installing lua5.3 along with lua5.2
here, as well as removing the packages (with and without --purge), and
did not encounter any problems.

Since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem,
rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I am marking this bug as 'Incomplete'.

However, if you believe that this is really a bug in Ubuntu, then we would
be grateful if you would provide a more complete description of the problem
with steps to reproduce, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu
rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug
status back to "New".

For local configuration issues, you can find assistance here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

** Changed in: lua5.2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package lua5.2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed
  lua5.2 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit
  status 2

Status in lua5.2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Problems while installing lua

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: lua5.2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  AptOrdering:
   lua5.2:amd64: Install
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Tue Oct  6 16:37:47 2020
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:lua5.2:(not installed)
   Setting up lua5.2 (5.2.4-1.1build3) ...
   update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/bin/lua is already managed by lua
   dpkg: error processing package lua5.2 (--configure):
    installed lua5.2 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
  ErrorMessage: installed lua5.2 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-19 (47 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
   apt  2.0.2ubuntu0.1
  SourcePackage: lua5.2
  Title: package lua5.2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: installed lua5.2 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-05 (0 days ago)

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