I was able to "fix" it by removing much debconf stuff in the preinst script. Feels rather ugly, but worked. See the diff.
** Attachment added: "116266fix.diff" http://librarian.launchpad.net/7742498/116266fix.diff -- pre-installation script fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116266 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