*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 512096 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 512096, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find. ** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => dpkg (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 512096 [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 -- 9.10 autobuild upgrade for 0.22 corrupts dpkg scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501477 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to Mythbuntu. Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: Invalid Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I first did an upgrade from Mythbuntu 9.04 (64bit) with 0.21 fixes to 9.10. When activating the automatic upgrade to 0.22 fixes, as recommended on the Mythbuntu homepage, the linux-headers fail to be updated. I did a 2nd completely fresh install with the same effect - any further update procedure for the kernel seem to fail. status half-configured linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.53 /var/log7apt/term.log reports an unknown group postdrop in the statoverride file. This group is not available and the file looks like this: cat /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride root postdrop 02555 /usr/sbin/postqueue hplip root 755 /var/run/hplip root mlocate 2755 /usr/bin/mlocate postfix postdrop 02710 /var/spool/postfix/public root postdrop 02555 /usr/sbin/postdrop Here is the /var/log7apt/term.log Log started: 2009-12-29 15:27:53 dpkg: nicht behebbarer fataler Fehler, Abbruch: Syntaxfehler: unbekannte Gruppe »postdrop« in statoverride-Datei Richte linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic ein (2.6.31-16.53) ... dpkg (Unterprozess): kann installiertes post-installation-Skript nicht ausführen: Exec format error dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (--configure): Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 2 zurück Richte linux-headers-2.6.31-16-generic ein (2.6.31-16.53) ... dpkg (Unterprozess): kann installiertes post-installation-Skript nicht ausführen: Exec format error dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-headers-2.6.31-16-generic (--configure): --rasos _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : mythbuntu-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp