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pango1.0 package

package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #741832 reported by Brian Murray
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This bug affects 12 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
pango1.0 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Steve Langasek
Ubuntu ubuntu-11.04-beta-1
Natty
Fix Released
High
Steve Langasek
Ubuntu ubuntu-11.04-beta-1
plymouth (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Colin Watson
Ubuntu ubuntu-11.04-beta-1
Natty
Fix Released
High
Colin Watson
Ubuntu ubuntu-11.04-beta-1

Bug Description

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

This happened during an upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.38-server 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-server x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 23 16:19:07 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.98.8ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-09 (15 days ago)

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

From DpkgTerminalLog:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-7-server
cryptsetup: WARNING: failed to detect canonical device of /dev/sdb2
cp: cannot stat `/usr/lib/pango/1.6.0/module-files.d/libpango1.0-0.modules': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `/usr/lib/pango/1.6.0/modules/pango-basic-fc.so': No such file or directory
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-7-server
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

Caused by having the new pango1.0 installed, but not the new plymouth. I think we want pango1.0 to declare Breaks: plymouth (<< $fixedver) to ensure smooth upgrades.

affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) → pango1.0 (Ubuntu)
Changed in pango1.0 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → ubuntu-11.04-beta-1
status: New → Confirmed
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comrobo (j-alfarop) wrote :

i copied pango folder from "/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu" to "/usr/lib/" and no more errors.

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

Yes, but that's a wrong fix. You should upgrade the plymouth package to the current version instead.

Changed in pango1.0 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Steve Langasek (vorlon)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package pango1.0 - 1.28.3-4ubuntu4

---------------
pango1.0 (1.28.3-4ubuntu4) natty; urgency=low

  * Declare a Breaks: on the pre-multiarch version of plymouth, so users
    don't get initramfs generation errors on upgrade from maverick.
    LP: #741832.
 -- Steve Langasek <email address hidden> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:51:37 -0700

Changed in pango1.0 (Ubuntu Natty):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The original bug is now fixed, but a converse bug is present that if plymouth is upgraded before pango, plymouth is looking for these modules in the *new* path and fails for the same reason.

I think in this direction a more subtle fix is needed than a Breaks, since there are cases where plymouth can be configured not to use the graphical themes /at all/, in which case plymouth-label may not be installed and there may be nothing else that ensures the presence of pango on the system.

Changed in plymouth (Ubuntu Natty):
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → ubuntu-11.04-beta-1
status: New → Triaged
Colin Watson (cjwatson)
Changed in plymouth (Ubuntu Natty):
assignee: nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package plymouth - 0.8.2-2ubuntu21

---------------
plymouth (0.8.2-2ubuntu21) natty; urgency=low

  * Tolerate pre-multiarch versions of pango (LP: #741832).
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:07:14 +0100

Changed in plymouth (Ubuntu Natty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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