I attempted to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package and this is one of 3 packages that failed to install. I am running Hardy release candidate 04-19-2008.
-- package openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b07-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/206721 You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-6 in ubuntu. Status in Source Package "openjdk-6" in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Removal of openjdk-6-jre-headless failed due 'update-binfmts: warning: /var/lib/binfmts/openjdk-6 does not exist'. $ sudo aptitude purge openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages will be automatically REMOVED: openjdk-6-jre-headless{p} The following packages will be REMOVED: openjdk-6-jre-headless{p} 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 71,1MB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Writing extended state information... Done (Reading database ... 116840 files and directories currently installed.) Removing openjdk-6-jre-headless ... update-binfmts: warning: /var/lib/binfmts/openjdk-6 does not exist; nothing to do! update-binfmts: exiting due to previous errors dpkg: error processing openjdk-6-jre-headless (--purge): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: openjdk-6-jre-lib: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request: openjdk-6-jre-headless depends on openjdk-6-jre-lib (>= 6b07-0ubuntu1). Removing openjdk-6-jre-lib ... Errors were encountered while processing: openjdk-6-jre-headless E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done Building tag database... Done ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Mar 25 21:05:12 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b07-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: i386 SourcePackage: openjdk-6 Title: package openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b07-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 Uname: Linux 2.6.24-12-generic i686 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/people/+me/+editemails More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
