[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Confirming this issue. Same here upgrading from 8.04 to 10.04.1 caused the problem to appear. All above solutions didn't work in my case. The following worked. In Terminal: sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-nonfree.postinst sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-nonfree.postrm sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/flashplugin-nonfree.prerm sudo dpkg --force all --purge flashplugin-nonfree Thanks to sandyd http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9072362postcount=21 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 Title: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 Title: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: - . Erreur de format pour exec() + . fr: Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec - . Exec format error - . Formatfel på körbar fil - . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum + . en: Exec format error + . hu: Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba - . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand + . nl: Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 - . Formatfel på körbar fil + . sv: Formatfel på körbar fil + . fi: Käynnistettävän tiedoston muoto virheellinen + . zh_CN: 可执行文件格式错误 + . ja: 実行形式エラー + . ru: шибка формата выполняемого файла + . es: Formato de ejecutable incorrecto + . it: Formato eseguibile non valido + More localizations can be found at https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/eglibc/+pots/ ** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: Confirmed = Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 Title: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Maverick and natty have the sync fixes. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Released ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 Title: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Thanx to everyone, ! this is a great group of engineers ! 2011/3/9 Raphaël Hertzog hert...@debian.org Maverick and natty have the sync fixes. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Released ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 Title: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “dpkg” source package in Karmic: Confirmed Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 . Formatfel på körbar fil To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscribe -- Donald L. Bland Jr. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 Title: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
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[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
hello, thanks to maria rossi for the clue. SOLVED : 1. Close Synaptic or any package manager. Wait for or cancel any updates or install\uninstall. 2. Make Backups of current /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Just copy and paste to your home directory or Desktop. 3. Alt+F2 and launch type in gksu gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status and run it. Gedit will be launched with a text file open. 4. Now, search for the exact name of the package with problems and find it. 5. In my case, it I found the entry for the package nfs-common and nfs-kernel: Half configurated 6. I have deleted that information and I've solved my problem. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 - . Formatfel på körbar fil + . Formatfel på körbar fil -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Good Morning I am trying to follow the work around instructions but not having full success yet. I am using libglew1.5 to replace PACKAGE and that works fine what do I use to replace PACKAGE_VERSION?? I tried 1.5.2.0ubuntu1 but that doesn't seem to work Cheers chipppy On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 15:30 +, enguerran wrote: ** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 - . Formatfel på körbar fil + . Formatfel på körbar fil -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a duplicate bug. Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “dpkg” source package in Karmic: New Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
hello Thanks for the write up. But I cannot do a thing for the machine with reported problem was stolen and now I am using a borrowed machine which runs on windows. but thanks for the description you have depicted chears GM On 7 July 2010 01:05, chipppy 512...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Good Morning I am trying to follow the work around instructions but not having full success yet. I am using libglew1.5 to replace PACKAGE and that works fine what do I use to replace PACKAGE_VERSION?? I tried 1.5.2.0ubuntu1 but that doesn't seem to work Cheers chipppy On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 15:30 +, enguerran wrote: ** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 - . Formatfel på körbar fil + . Formatfel på körbar fil -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a duplicate bug. Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “dpkg” source package in Karmic: New Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
E: libboost-date-time1.40.0: sub-process installed post-removal script returned error status 2 E: libgtkglext1: sub-process installed post-removal script returned error status 2 E: libmagick++2: sub-process installed post-removal script returned error status 2 sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1) I tried to reinstal gimp only. Upper errors appeared and then I tried to remove some libs. I need some advices to solving my problem. I have Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Branch linked: lp:~maxb/launchpad/wrongly-resolved-conflict -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
SOLVED : 1. Close Synaptic or any package manager. Wait for or cancel any updates or install\uninstall. 2. Make Backups of current /var/lib/dpkg/status file. Just copy and paste to your home directory or Desktop. 3. Alt+F2 and launch type in gksu gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status and run it. Gedit will be launched with a text file open. 4. Now, search for the exact name of the package with problems and find it. 5. In my case, it I found the entry for the package thunderbird: Half configurated : I'have deleted that information and Ive solved my problem. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
I'm new to Linux and don't understand anything. last line before hang is: Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.1 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3_amd64.deb) ... what should i exactly do? I cannot install anything.I'm trying any dpkg command for +7 days. nothing helped me.somebody please help me. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
I don't Understand anything :( -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
I don't Understand anything :( -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
2010/6/9 ibrahim.k bero_hac...@hotmail.com I don't Understand anything :( no worries, case is resolved, the reply was just a thank-you to your fantastic support Kind regards, Xian -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Workaround A works awesomely! :D Thank you all very much! :D -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Workaround A worked on: bzr bzrtools python-dateutil python-gnomedesktop python-gweather python-paramiko python-vobject Thank you very much!!! :D -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 + . Formatfel på körbar fil -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
reopening due to recent cases in lucid. Only maintainer scripts are affected by this problem, data files are correctly synced. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Triaged ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) = (unassigned) -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Fix Committed -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Ideally there would be some way to interrogate the kernel to discover whether we need to do this rubbish for a given filesystem. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
I agree that (subjectively - I haven't timed it) it seems somewhat slower. Just to throw in some numbers for comparison: $ sudo time dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-common_1%3a3.2.0-7ubuntu3_all.deb - 64 s $ sudo time /home/dchroot/karmic/usr/bin/dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/openoffice.org-common_1%3a3.2.0-7ubuntu3_all.deb - 21 s given that the 5 triggers alone take some 10 s, this is a times-5 performance penalty (and load goes to 1.8 in the first run, which makes the machine quite sluggish). But of course correctness performance. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Philip, only one small part of the patch was reverted, and that part shouldn't have been relevant to the error that's the subject of this bug. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Released -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
According to the changelog the patch was reverted to fix bug 537241. (fsync making dpkg too slow) dpkg (1.15.5.6ubuntu3) lucid; urgency=low * Revert fsync during package unpack for now; it's unacceptably slow for packages with lots of small files, and we can't ship beta-1 this way. We'll do something better once it's decided upstream (LP: #537241). -- Colin Watson cjwat...@ubuntu.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:04:38 + ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Triaged -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Confirmed -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
anoop: When you reopen a bug, you must explain why - otherwise we'll close it again (like this). ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Changed in: dpkg (Debian) Status: New = Fix Released -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
I agree that (subjectively - I haven't timed it) it seems somewhat slower. Correctness over performance, though, so I'm going to go ahead with this for Lucid at the moment - we can backport additional performance fixes as they're done upstream. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
This bug was fixed in the package dpkg - 1.15.5.6ubuntu2 --- dpkg (1.15.5.6ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=high * Backport from upstream: - Use FIEMAP when available (on Linux based systems) to sort the .list files loading order. With a cold cache it improves up to a 70%. Thanks to Morten Hustveit mor...@debian.org. LP: #442114 - Call fsync(2) after writing files on disk, to get the atomicity guarantees when doing rename(2). Based on a patch by Jean-Baptiste Lallement jeanbaptiste.lallem...@gmail.com. Closes: #430958, LP: #512096 * Security fixes by Raphaël Hertzog, also backported from upstream (CVE-2010-0396): - Modify dpkg-source to error out when it would apply patches containing insecure paths (with /../) and also error out when it would apply a patch through a symlink. Those checks are required as patch will happily modify files outside of the target directory and unpacking a source package should not be able to have any side-effect outside of the target directory. LP: #532445 - Also error out when the quilt series contains a path with /../ as this can cause patch to create files outside of the source package due to the -B .pc/$path option that it gets. -- Colin Watson cjwat...@ubuntu.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:34:28 + ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress = Fix Released ** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-0396 -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Tests done with the latest git and bzr revisions are positives. The only thing that remains is that the file status-new is not synced to status. This is a minor a annoyance since running 'dpkg --configure -a' after the crash will correct the error. There is a performance impact of a factor 2 (2 times slower) on installation and upgrade of a package. It would be great if additional testing could be done. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Hello Mr Murray, Thank you very much for your email. I'm not sure I understand much of it but I ran *sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* in accordance with your workaround suggestion A to remove the package, but I got the message that no such file or directory exists. So then I went to your workaround alternative B to be used when package can't be removed. I got the following printout:-* t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* [sudo] password for tony: rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*': No such file or directory t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get clean [sudo] password for tony: t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Initialising package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done E: Can't find a package named PACKAGE t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --unpack./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb dpkg: unknown option --unpack./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Type dpkg --license|--licence for copyright licence and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*]. Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' ! t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE dpkg: error processing package (--configure): no package named `package' is installed, cannot configure Errors were encountered while processing: package t...@tony-laptop:~$ I think I've probably done something wrong, haven't I? Regards, Tony Boulind On 5 March 2010 23:43, Brian Murray br...@ubuntu.com wrote: ** Tags added: patch-upstreaminput ** Tags removed: patch -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a duplicate bug. Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: New Bug description: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language:
RE: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
You must instead of PACKAGE the name of your package which you are problems. Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:22:40 + From: tones...@gmail.com To: jules...@live.fr Subject: Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 Hello Mr Murray, Thank you very much for your email. I'm not sure I understand much of it but I ran *sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* in accordance with your workaround suggestion A to remove the package, but I got the message that no such file or directory exists. So then I went to your workaround alternative B to be used when package can't be removed. I got the following printout:-* t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* [sudo] password for tony: rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p*': No such file or directory t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get clean [sudo] password for tony: t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Initialising package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done E: Can't find a package named PACKAGE t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --unpack./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb dpkg: unknown option --unpack./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Type dpkg --license|--licence for copyright licence and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*]. Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' ! t...@tony-laptop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE dpkg: error processing package (--configure): no package named `package' is installed, cannot configure Errors were encountered while processing: package t...@tony-laptop:~$ I think I've probably done something wrong, haven't I? Regards, Tony Boulind On 5 March 2010 23:43, Brian Murray br...@ubuntu.com wrote: ** Tags added: patch-upstreaminput ** Tags removed: patch -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a duplicate bug. Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: New Bug description: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
A change to use fsync has been committed upstream; I'll deal with backporting it to Lucid. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Also affects: dpkg (Ubuntu Karmic) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
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[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Tags added: patch-upstreaminput ** Tags removed: patch -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
I've unsubscribed ubuntu-main-sponsors for now. Please feel free to resubscribe once something has been merged upstream that we can backport. -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Tags added: patch -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
in my openion so many bugs are 9.10 than 9.04 am i right? On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Brian Murray br...@ubuntu.com wrote: ** Tags added: patch -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a duplicate bug. Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “dpkg” package in Debian: New Bug description: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == HOW TO REPRODUCE == Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger [simulates a system crash] After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger After reboot the files are fine: $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly written to disk. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/512096/+subscribe -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
Here is a patch proposal which add some fsync on files and directories to prevent delayed allocation and the zero-length file problem after a system crash. ** Attachment added: dpkg_1.15.5.6ubuntu2.debdiff http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39182845/dpkg_1.15.5.6ubuntu2.debdiff ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New = Triaged ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) = (unassigned) ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
u-m-s team please wait before reviewing the patch, work is still in progress with upstream to push the fix in Debian. I'll provide another patch once it's done. Thanks. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = In Progress -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. + == HOW TO REPRODUCE == + Install a package and emulates a system crash before 30 seconds: + # apt-get install hello; sleep 20; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger + [simulates a system crash] + After reboot both installation and removal scripts are 0 bytes. You will notice that hello.list was correctly written to disk because of the fsync call in dpkg/src/filesdb.c + $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* + -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:42 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list + -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst + -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm + + If you replay the test but adding a sync before the system crash: + # apt-get install hello; sync; echo b /proc/sysrq-trigger + After reboot the files are fine: + $ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.* + -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-02-09 00:46 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.list + -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 103 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.postinst + -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 74 2009-08-15 19:17 /var/lib/dpkg/info/hello.prerm + + If I adjust /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs to be below the sleep + time, ( for exemple 1000 in the test above ) then data are correctly + written to disk. + == WORKAROUNDS == - Execute the following commands in a terminal + Execute the following commands in a terminal (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal - KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) + KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #567089 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567089 ** Also affects: dpkg (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=567089 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Changed in: dpkg (Debian) Status: Unknown = New -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Tags added: metabug -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: dpkg - - == DESCRIPTION == - Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: + Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with + the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): - subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit + subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): - subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 + subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal ( Applications - Accessories - Terminal ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package - Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: - . Erreur de format pour exec() - . Error de formato ejecutable - . Errore di formato di exec - . Exec format error - . Formatfel på körbar fil - . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum - . Exec formátum hiba - . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand - . Exec 格式错误 + . Erreur de format pour exec() + . Error de formato ejecutable + . Errore di formato di exec + . Exec format error + . Formatfel på körbar fil + . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum + . Exec formátum hiba + . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand + . Exec 格式错误 ** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... - - dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: - Exec format error - + dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): - - subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit - status 2 + subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... - - dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec - format error - + dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): - subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == WORKAROUNDS == Execute the following commands in a terminal ( Applications - Accessories - Terminal ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 512096] Re: [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2
** Description changed: Under some conditions package installation/upgrade/removal fails with the following error: -- Error during installation -- Setting up screenlets (0.1.2-7) ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed post-installation script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing screenlets (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 -- Error during removal -- Removing gnome-do ... dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute installed pre-removal script: Exec format error dpkg: error processing gnome-do (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 This error occurs when one of the installation or removal scripts (/var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE.p*) is empty or corrupted. == WORKAROUNDS == - Execute the following commands in a terminal ( Applications - Accessories - Terminal ) + Execute the following commands in a terminal + (GNOME: Applications - Accessories - Terminal + KDE: KMenu - Applications - System - Terminal [Konsole] ) Workaround A: Remove the package and reinstall $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/PACKAGE_VERSION.p* $ sudo apt-get remove --purge PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo apt-get update Then reinstall the package Workaround B: Finish the install when the package can't be removed $ sudo apt-get clean $ sudo aptitude download PACKAGE $ sudo dpkg --unpack ./PACKAGE_VERSION.deb $ sudo dpkg --configure PACKAGE Replace PACKAGE with the package name which fails to install/remove. == Localization == The same error in non-english language: . Erreur de format pour exec() . Error de formato ejecutable . Errore di formato di exec . Exec format error . Formatfel på körbar fil . Érvénytelen végrehajtható fájlformátum . Exec formátum hiba . Verkeerd uitvoerbaar bestand . Exec 格式错误 -- [MASTER] Exec format error : package failed to install/remove : installation/removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
