Public bug reported: Installing a package (libgdal-dev I think??) in synaptic has broken my octave install.
synaptic "Broken dependencies" now shows lioctave2 and octave- communications as having broken dependencies. The packages gmsh and octave-msh were mentioned in the error as being uninstalled, but I've lost the message. Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: octave 3.8.1-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt14 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-45-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 6 10:55:56 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:octave:3.8.1-1ubuntu1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-06 (30 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) SourcePackage: octave Title: package octave 3.8.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: octave (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package trusty ** Attachment added: "The packages I was installing with synaptic" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482007/+attachment/4440059/+files/pkg-script -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482007 Title: package octave 3.8.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave/+bug/1482007/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs