** Description changed: Binary package hint: boinc Rather than using Synaptic or Ubuntu Software Center, I typed 'sudo aptitude install -v boinc-client boinc-manager' into a terminal. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS I expected all the files to install, but they didn't. + + ERROR during install: + Unpacking boinc-client (from .../boinc-client_6.10.17+dfsg-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... + Selecting previously deselected package libwxbase2.8-0. + Unpacking libwxbase2.8-0 (from .../libwxbase2.8-0_2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2_i386.deb) ... + Selecting previously deselected package libwxgtk2.8-0. + Unpacking libwxgtk2.8-0 (from .../libwxgtk2.8-0_2.8.10.1-0ubuntu1.2_i386.deb) ... + Selecting previously deselected package boinc-manager. + Unpacking boinc-manager (from .../boinc-manager_6.10.17+dfsg-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... + Selecting previously deselected package schedtool. + Unpacking schedtool (from .../schedtool_1.3.0-1_i386.deb) ... + Processing triggers for man-db ... + dpkg: error processing man-db (--unpack): + subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault) + Processing triggers for ureadahead ... + ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot + Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... + Processing triggers for python-gmenu ... + Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache... + Processing triggers for python-support ... + Errors were encountered while processing: + man-db + + + ERROR during removal: + Removing boinc-client ... + [31m*[39;49m BOINC data directory '/var/lib/boinc-client' does not exist. + invoke-rc.d: initscript boinc-client, action "stop" failed. + dpkg: error processing boinc-client (--purge): + subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 6 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: boinc-client 6.10.17+dfsg-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Nov 5 08:48:41 2010 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 6 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) SourcePackage: boinc Title: package boinc-client 6.10.17+dfsg-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 6
-- Pre-removal script should not abort with missing boinc data directory (exit status 6) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/671649 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