Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox
$> sudo apt-get install firefox Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done firefox is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up firefox (2.0.0.12+2nobinonly+2-0ubuntu0.7.10) ... dpkg: error processing firefox (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: firefox E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) also, the postinstall script calls for update-desktop-database from the wrong path: if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-desktop-database ]; then /usr/sbin/update-desktop-database fi It should read: if [ -x /usr/bin/update-desktop-database ]; then /usr/bin/update-desktop-database fi $> dpkg -S /usr/bin/update-desktop-database desktop-file-utils: /usr/bin/update-desktop-database $> uname -a Linux zod 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Fri Feb 1 04:59:50 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux $> lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 7.10 Release: 7.10 Codename: gutsy ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- postinstall fails to run https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190212 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs