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Title: package postgresql-9.1 9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Status in “postgresql-9.1” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Release: 12.04 $ apt-cache policy postgresql-9.1 postgresql-9.1: Installed: 9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04 Candidate: 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 Version table: 9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04 0 500 http://mirror.clibre.uqam.ca/ubuntu/ precise-proposed/main amd64 Packages *** 9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04 0 500 http://mirror.clibre.uqam.ca/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04 0 500 http://mirror.clibre.uqam.ca/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64 Packages 9.1.3-2 0 500 http://mirror.clibre.uqam.ca/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages uninstalled some apps from ubuntu software center among them a postgresql gui manager (i forget the exact name) now i try to do apt-get -f install and it fails.. i cannot do apt-get upgrade ,apt-get update is fine. here is the output i get from runnin sudo apt-get -f install $ sudo apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: vim-gui-common Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: postgresql-9.1 Suggested packages: oidentd ident-server locales-all The following packages will be upgraded: postgresql-9.1 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/4,295 kB of archives. After this operation, 90.1 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 343038 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace postgresql-9.1 9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04 (using .../postgresql-9.1_9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04_amd64.deb) ... * Stopping PostgreSQL 9.1 database server * Error: Could not create log file /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-9.1-main.log [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql, action "stop" failed. dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... * Stopping PostgreSQL 9.1 database server * Error: Could not create log file /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-9.1-main.log [fail] invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-9.1_9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-9.1_9.1.11-0ubuntu0.12.04_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) the /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-9.1-main.log is empty and is not writeable while trying to sudo gedit it.. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: postgresql-9.1 9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-58.88-generic 3.2.53 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-58-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 AptOrdering: postgresql-9.1: Install postgresql-9.1: Configure postgresql-contrib-9.1: Configure Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Dec 7 12:48:53 2013 DuplicateSignature: package:postgresql-9.1:9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04:subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: postgresql-9.1 Title: package postgresql-9.1 9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-9.1/+bug/1258819/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp