I just had the same problem when upgrading from 14.04 to 15.04. The workaround I did was following: 1. use dpkg --ignore-depends=ppp to install packages that directly depend on ppp: network-manager, network-manager-pptp, etc. 2. edit meta info of these packages in /var/lib/dpkg/status to point to ppp 2.4.5 from 2.4.6; 3. apt-get dist-upgrade; 4. download the source code: ppp_2.4.6.orig.tar.gz 5. follow the readme to configure/make and fix the type cast error; 6. use checkinstall to create the package and dpkg install; 7. update and a patch: 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 to it will be applied; 8. done.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ppp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1453516 Title: package ppp 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in ppp package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Crash happens at start after Upgrade from Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 to Ubuntu Gnome 15.04 lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 apt-cache policy ppp ppp: Installed: 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 0 500 http://ftp.lysator.liu.se/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: ppp 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-16.16-generic 3.19.3 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun May 10 11:07:33 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:ppp:2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-14 (572 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4 SourcePackage: ppp Title: package ppp 2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-10 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ppp/+bug/1453516/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
