[Bug 390406] [NEW] package mpd 0.14.2-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 134

[Katherine]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: mpd

#jaunty
# attempting to install mpd, mpc, gmpc

katie at compy:~$ sudo apt-get install mpd mpc gmpc
[sudo] password for katie: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  mpd-client icecast2
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gmpc mpc mpd
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/656kB of archives.
After this operation, 2519kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package gmpc.
(Reading database ... 119428 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gmpc (from .../gmpc_0.17.0-2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mpc.
Unpacking mpc (from .../archives/mpc_0.14-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mpd.
Unpacking mpd (from .../mpd_0.14.2-3ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Setting up gmpc (0.17.0-2) ...

Setting up mpc (0.14-1) ...
Setting up mpd (0.14.2-3ubuntu2) ...
 * Starting Music Player Daemon mpd                                              * creating /var/lib/mpd/tag_cache... 
unable to bind port 6600: Address already in use
maybe MPD is still running?
Aborted
                                                                         [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mpd (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

# note of surprise, as i had previously installed this program (and
removed it) without difficulty. attempt to kill program.

katie at compy:~$ mpd --kill

** ERROR **: problems opening file /etc/mpd.conf for reading: Permission
denied

aborting...
Aborted

# shows a different file from the first to second kill attempts. as i am
n00b, this may be natural, but it surprised me as well.

katie at compy:~$ sudo mpd --kill

** ERROR **: unable to open pid_file "/var/run/mpd/pid": No such file or
directory

aborting...
Aborted
katie at compy:~$ sudo killall mpd
mpd: no process killed

# so i decide to try again.

katie at compy:~$ sudo apt-get install mpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
mpd is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up mpd (0.14.2-3ubuntu2) ...
 * Starting Music Player Daemon mpd                                             unable to bind port 6600: Address already in use
maybe MPD is still running?
Aborted
                                                                         [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mpd (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

# frustrated, once more.

katie at compy:~$ sudo apt-get install mpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
mpd is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up mpd (0.14.2-3ubuntu2) ...
 * Starting Music Player Daemon mpd                                             unable to bind port 6600: Address already in use
maybe MPD is still running?
Aborted
                                                                         [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mpd (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

# so i go to synaptic ui to uninstall the packages and find that all
three packages were, according to synaptic, installed. uninstalled all
three. i have had difficulties configuring mpd today.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Package: mpd 0.14.2-3ubuntu2
SourcePackage: mpd
Title: package mpd 0.14.2-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

** Affects: mpd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386

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package mpd 0.14.2-3ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 134
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