Public bug reported: Binary package hint: symphony
not bug #428248 IBM Lotus Symphony returns the following error during UN-INSTALL through symantic. E: symphony: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 57 details of the error show (Reading database ... 209791 files and directories currently installed.) Removing symphony ... An error occurs during the installation. For detailed error description please refer to the log: /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/symphony_uninstall.log dpkg: error processing symphony (--remove): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 57 dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 55 Errors were encountered while processing: symphony E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: same problem occurs using trying to un-install aptitude; r...@dell-640m:/home/marc# aptitude purge symphony Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: symphony{p} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 23 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 455MB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 209791 files and directories currently installed.) Removing symphony ... An error occurs during the installation. For detailed error description please refer to the log: /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/symphony_uninstall.log dpkg: error processing symphony (--purge): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 57 dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 55 Errors were encountered while processing: symphony E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done You have new mail in /var/mail/root This is the log file r...@dell-640m:/home/marc# cat /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/symphony_uninstall.log 2009-12-29 05:35:24 -- rcplauncher.properties: /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/rcp/rcplauncher.properties 2009-12-29 05:35:24 -- XPD is running 2009-12-29 05:35:24 -- found lock file /home/marc/.lotus/symphony/.symphony.lock, abort uninstallation 2009-12-29 05:35:24 -- error, please close IBM Lotus Symphony before proceeding. 2009-12-29 05:41:21 -- rcplauncher.properties: /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/rcp/rcplauncher.properties 2009-12-29 05:41:21 -- XPD is running 2009-12-29 05:41:21 -- found lock file /home/marc/.lotus/symphony/.symphony.lock, abort uninstallation 2009-12-29 05:41:21 -- error, please close IBM Lotus Symphony before proceeding. 2009-12-29 05:48:18 -- rcplauncher.properties: /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/rcp/rcplauncher.properties 2009-12-29 05:48:18 -- XPD is running 2009-12-29 05:48:18 -- found lock file /home/marc/.lotus/symphony/.symphony.lock, abort uninstallation 2009-12-29 05:48:18 -- error, please close IBM Lotus Symphony before proceeding. 2009-12-29 10:20:39 -- rcplauncher.properties: /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/rcp/rcplauncher.properties 2009-12-29 10:20:39 -- XPD is running 2009-12-29 10:20:39 -- found lock file /home/marc/.lotus/symphony/.symphony.lock, abort uninstallation 2009-12-29 10:20:39 -- error, please close IBM Lotus Symphony before proceeding. 2009-12-29 10:26:39 -- rcplauncher.properties: /opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/rcp/rcplauncher.properties 2009-12-29 10:26:39 -- XPD is running 2009-12-29 10:26:39 -- found lock file /home/marc/.lotus/symphony/.symphony.lock, abort uninstallation 2009-12-29 10:26:39 -- error, please close IBM Lotus Symphony before proceeding. based on this log file it says that symphony was running so located the process & killed it as follows; r...@dell-640m:/home/marc# ps -A|grep symphony 2893 ? 00:04:53 symphony r...@dell-640m:/home/marc# kill 2893 The successfully uninstalled symphony using aptitude; r...@dell-640m:/home/marc# aptitude purge symphony Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: symphony{ap} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 23 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 455MB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 209791 files and directories currently installed.) Removing symphony ... Purging configuration files for symphony ... Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done ProblemType: Package AptOrdering: symphony: Remove Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Dec 29 05:35:24 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 57 Package: symphony 1.3-1karmic2 [modified: opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.portal_6.1.1.20090505-1200/cai.schemas opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/framework/rcp/rcplauncher.properties] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic SourcePackage: symphony Title: package symphony 1.3-1karmic2 [modified: opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.portal_6.1.1.20090505-1200/cai.schemas opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/framework/rcp/rcplauncher.properties] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 57 Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686 ** Affects: symphony (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 -- package symphony 1.3-1karmic2 [modified: opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/framework/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.portal_6.1.1.20090505-1200/cai.schemas opt/ibm/lotus/Symphony/framework/rcp/rcplauncher.properties] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 57 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501176 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