Public bug reported: I did have a power outage while upgrading to 11.10 beta2, so that may be the culprit. I was able to seemingly recover the update by typing "sudo dpkg --configure -a" from booting into a previous version of ubuntu.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Oct 6 23:59:58 2011 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) NmbdLog: OtherFailedConnect: Yes SambaServerRegression: Yes SmbConfIncluded: Yes SmbLog: SourcePackage: samba Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-07 (0 days ago) ** Affects: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870066 Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/870066/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs