Public bug reported: Upgrading from Ubuntu GNOME 13.04 to 13.10 gave me this error. Although it seems like gdm ended up being installed, it did give me these weird errors during the upgrade.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gdm 3.8.1.1-0ubuntu5~raring1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Jun 30 23:27:02 2013 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gdm Title: package gdm 3.8.1.1-0ubuntu5~raring1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-07-01 (0 days ago) ** Affects: gdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package raring third-party-packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1196385 Title: package gdm 3.8.1.1-0ubuntu5~raring1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/1196385/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs