[Bug 494248] Re: package galeon-common 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Thanks for your report.

Confirmed in karmic and lucid
galeon-common fails to install if recommended package galeon is not installed.

** Changed in: galeon (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Summary changed:

- package galeon-common 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: 
+ package galeon-common fails to install if galeon is not installed

** Description changed:

+ :: DESCRIPTION ::
+ galeon-common doesn't install without the recommended package galeon
+ 
+ :: VERSION ::
+ galeon-common | 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 | karmic/universe | all
+ galeon-common | 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 | lucid/universe | all
+ 
+ :: HOW TO REPRODUCE ::
+  $ apt-get install --no-install-recommends galeon-common
+ 
+ It fails with the error:
+ Setting up galeon-common (2.0.7-1ubuntu2) ...
+ update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/bin/galeon doesn't exist.
+ dpkg: error processing galeon-common (--configure):
+  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
+ 
+ 
+ :: WORKAROUND ::
+ install galeon-common and galeon
+ 
+ 
  Binary package hint: galeon
  
  Upgrade from 9.10 from 9.04
  
  Upgrade failed, I knew I should not have upgraded.
  
  ProblemType: Package
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Dec  8 18:10:27 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  ErrorMessage:
-  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
+  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: galeon-common 2.0.7-1ubuntu2
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-17.58-generic
  SourcePackage: galeon
  Title: package galeon-common 2.0.7-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  Uname: Linux 2.6.28-17-generic x86_64

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #531010
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=531010

** Also affects: galeon (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=531010
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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