Public bug reported: Updating a Vivid Vervet system (on Virtual Box v. 4.3.18) by running sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade at TTY1.
Several packages where successfully upgraded. The only error I got was with avahi-daemon getting the following: Preparing to unpack .../avahi-daemon_0.6.31-4ubuntu4_i386.deb ... Job for avahi-daemon.service canceled. invoke-rc.d: initscript avahi-daemon, action "stop" failed. dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ... Job for avahi-daemon.service canceled. invoke-rc.d: initscript avahi-daemon, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/avahi-daemon_0.6.31-4ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: avahi-daemon 0.6.31-4ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu10 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Nov 18 09:27:13 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:avahi-daemon:0.6.31-4ubuntu3:subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-15 (125 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha i386 (20140506) SourcePackage: avahi Title: package avahi-daemon 0.6.31-4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: avahi (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 vivid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1393729 Title: package avahi-daemon 0.6.31-4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/avahi/+bug/1393729/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs