Public bug reported: In the last day or so, I upgraded Ubuntu from 11.04 to 11.10, then to 12.04. The upgrade to 12.04 was first done using an alternate install CD, then further updates were made from the Internet. A partial upgrade was made after rebooting. This error showed up more than one time before I reported it. The computer is a gBox P4 model around 8-10 years old.
Ubuntu version and kernel version DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04 LTS" Linux billy 3.2.0-24-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 25 08:43:52 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1.70GHz cpu MHz : 1691.518 MemTotal: 2029480 kB SwapTotal: 522076 kB After installing apt-show-versions, I was able to determine this: $ apt-show-versions libxml-sax-expat-perl libxml-sax-expat-perl/precise uptodate 0.40-2 So the error is a bit of a mystery to me. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libxml-sax-expat-perl 0.40-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Apr 27 11:27:06 2012 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: libxml-sax-expat-perl Title: package libxml-sax-expat-perl 0.40-2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (0 days ago) ** Affects: libxml-sax-expat-perl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990256 Title: package libxml-sax-expat-perl 0.40-2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-sax-expat-perl/+bug/990256/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs